level of Invitations to Literacy children are taught concepts of rhyme and beginning sounds, the most fundamental phonological awareness skills. They also become proficient in blending and segmenting onsets (the initial consonant or consonants, e.g., the s in sit) and rimes (the remainder of a one syllable word, e.g., the -it in sit). In addition to building phonemic awareness, instruction in onsets and rimes prepares children to read words by analogy. (For example, a child who knows initial consonants and the rime -it in sit can likely read hit.)