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Skill Explainer

Onset-Rime Skill Explainer

Tami Mount, M.Ed.

1. An Overview of Onset-Rime

Why Do We Teach Onset-Rime?

Quick Look: Blending Onset and Rime

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Produced by Reading Universe, a partnership of WETA, Barksdale Reading Institute, and First Book
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Stephanie Fincher: Okay, so listen to my sounds. /sh/, /ip/ ... Your turn.

Students: /sh/, /ip/ ... ship.

Stephanie Fincher: Good job.

Quick Look: Segmenting Onset and Rime

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Stephanie Fincher: My word is bell. Say bell.

Students:

Bell.

Stephanie Fincher: Onset ...

Students: /b/

Stephanie Fincher: Rime ...

Students: /l/

Stephanie Fincher: Good job. You pull 'em apart.

[Teacher ands students use cards to show the two different sounds but pulling them apart.}

Stephanie Fincher: Go ahead and put 'em back together.

Sounds Only

We want students to focus on sounds as they’re learning onset-rime. So we don’t ask them to use letters. If they need an anchor, you can use manipulatives such as felt squares.

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