Rhymes and Songs for Building Phonics Skills and Fluency

Presents in copy-ready form more than 140 rhymes and songs that can be used to provide practice with a range of foundational phonics skills. Because they incorporate rhyming patterns, rhymes and songs are easier to read than stories and articles and provide exceptional practice possibilities for reinforcing basic phonics and syllabication patterns. With their rhythm and flow, rhymes and songs also provide excellent fluency practice. Teaching tips are included.

The appendix lists rhymes and songs according to the main skill each one can be used to reinforce. Skills are listed in the index according to the sequence in which they are typically taught: short vowels, long vowels, r vowels, and other vowels (book, boot, cow, paw, boy). Except for r vowels, each category is broken down into subcategories. Short vowels, for instance, are divided into short a, short e, short i, short o, and short u. However, the notation at the foot of each rhyme or song lists specific patterns within each subcategory. For instance, the rhyme, “Ice Cream,” is listed under long e, but its notation specifies that it reinforces the –eam long-e pattern.