Phonograms are the letter symbols that comprise a sound. Phonograms may be made up of one letter or letter teams. For example, the /b/ in the word 'boy' is made up of a single letter 'b. ' However, the /ch/ in the word 'chip' is comprised of a letter team 'ch' that come together to make a single sound.

What is phonograms and examples?

A phonogram is a letter or combination of letters that represent a sound. For example: CK is a phonogram that says /k/ as in clock. S is a phonogram that says /s/ as in sat or /z/ as in has. OY is a phonogram that says /oi/ as in boy.

How many phonograms are there?

Of these 54 phonograms, six (g, c, s, e, i, ow) have two sounds, six (a, o, u, ch, ea, oo) have three sounds, and one (ou) has four sounds. The plan of the Spalding method is to teach in isolation the above 54 phonograms and their 45 sounds from flashcards and dictation.