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Skill Explainer

Onset-Rime Skill Explainer

Tami Mount, M.Ed.

3. Prepare for Onset-Rime Instruction

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Onset-Rime Word List

Use this list of words to help with planning onset-rime instruction.

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Picture Cards for Instruction

Use this free set of printable picture cards for phonological awareness instruction. 

A series of images that can be cut into flash cards

Picture Cards for Student Activities

Use this free set of printable picture cards for independent student practice. 

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Monique Ealey: I am going to use the roller coaster strategy to break a word into onset and rime. In a word, the onset is the first part of the word that comes before the vowel, and the rime is the vowel sound and everything after. Watch as I segment night into onset and rime ... /n/, /ight/ ... /n/, /ight/. The onset is /n/, the rime is /ight/. The word is night.

A breakdown of phonological awareness teaching strategies

Phonological Awareness Teaching Strategies

Here’s a Reading Universe skill teaching strategy card you can use to prepare your instruction. It includes all of the support resources you’ll need to put it into action.

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