English // Phonics & Word Reading

Onsets & Rimes

Blend and segment onsets and rimes in single-syllable words; isolate and pronounce individual phonemes (initial, medial, final) in CVC words; add or substitute phonemes to make new words

Ages
4 to 7
Type
Method
Builds on
2 topics
Leads to
2 topics
Standards
1 code

Quick check

If you slowly say the sounds '/d/ /o/ /g/', can the learner blend them together and say 'dog'? And if you say 'cat', can they tell you the three separate sounds: /k/ /a/ /t/?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Blend onset and rime to say a word (e.g. /c/ + /at/ → 'cat')
  • Identify the first, middle, or last sound in a CVC word
  • Change one sound to make a new word (e.g. change /c/ in 'cat' to /b/ → 'bat')

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

2 topics
  • Rhyming wordsHelpful

    Phonics & Word Reading // Ages 4 to 6

    Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills

  • SyllablesHelpful

    Phonics & Word Reading // Ages 5 to 6

    Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level

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Onsets & Rimes

Ages 4 to 7 // Method

Leads to

2 topics

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
Eng_App1_Y1_04

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