Rhyming is one of the earliest forming phonological awareness skills and should be developed by age 5. You would be surprised how many 4th grade students we found last year that could not rhyme! Imagine how difficult it is for these children to learn about word families when they cannot even identify words that rhyme!
So, with this product you have four tasks to choose from. The first task is a discrimination task ("Does x and y rhyme?"). Two images are shown and the child is asked to determine (Yes/No) if the two words rhyme. Because the focus is on phonological awareness and not phonics, no words are shown. Here's a sample page of 8 flashcards:
The second task has the child identify a rhyming word with choices. One image is shown at the top of the flashcard and two images are shown below a line on the bottom of the flashcard. The student decides which of the two images at the bottom rhymes with the word on top. The foils are words that start with the same initial sound, but do not rhyme. Here's a sample of what that looks like:
The third and fourth tasks have the student generate a rhyming word with and without clues. Pictures are provided to help lower the working memory demands of the task. After every task set there is an answer key so if you are unsure what the picture is trying to depict, you can look for it there.
At our school, we have had secretaries and clerks administer this treatment after we screen. It's easy for them to do, and requires just five minutes/day. When we piloted this last year, we were shocked with how quickly the kids picked up on these skills with targeted instruction. This RTI program can really strengthen a child's foundational literacy skills.
Download this today at my TPT store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonological-Awareness-RTI-Kit-Rhyming-1302334
Look for my next phonological awareness packet that will focus on counting, blending, and separating sounds and syllables! I hope to have that up by Thursday!
Grace
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