Phonics

Judy Araujo states students need “Rimes” not “Rhymes” for decoding and spelling.  I agree, students struggle with vowel sounds.  Students are successful decoding continuous text when they are familiar with rimes.  A “rime” are the letters that follow the onset, such as b-(at).  This list was borrowed from Judy Araujo’s site.  Teach students to look for parts they are familiar with in unknown words. These are the 37 foundational primary rimes students should know. http://www.mrsjudyaraujo.com/rimes-for-decoding-and-spelling/

ack	ain	ake	all	ame
ap	ash	at	ate	aw
ay	eat	ell	est	ice
ick	ide	ight	ill	in
ine	ing	ink	ir	ip
ock	oke	op	or	ore
uck	ug	ump	unk	ale
an	ank