R-Controlled Vowel Sounds

EnglishPhonics & Word ReadingAges 5–6

Read and spell words containing r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, ur, or, ore) and vowel-r patterns where 'r' modifies the vowel sound

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Read vowel-r patterns and spell a few words without a visible model.

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Can discuss the supplied example in an accessible mode; adapt directions without supplying the target answer.

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Check the learner can follow the model with support before moving on. Source prerequisite ordering is not learner mastery; return to prerequisite work when needed.

Use spoken words in the learner’s accent; do not insist on a pronounced r in non-rhotic accents. Adult holds the spelling targets privately. Open S first, G together, then T alone; put S and G away before T. Keys stay adult-only. No purchase or printing is required; an unavailable physical observation remains pending, not passed.

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partial: Read and spell words containing r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, ur, or, ore) and vowel-r patterns where 'r' modifies the vowel sound
Finite decoding/spelling sample; dialect variation is accepted. These spelling targets were not visible in the model or guided cards.
partial: Read words with r-controlled vowels (e.g. 'car', 'bird', 'fork', 'her')
Finite decoding/spelling sample; dialect variation is accepted. These spelling targets were not visible in the model or guided cards.
partial: Recognise that 'r' changes the vowel sound (e.g. 'cat' vs 'cart')
Finite decoding/spelling sample; dialect variation is accepted. These spelling targets were not visible in the model or guided cards.
partial: Spell words with common r-controlled patterns
Finite decoding/spelling sample; dialect variation is accepted. These spelling targets were not visible in the model or guided cards.
partial: When {{name}} reads words like 'car', 'bird', 'nurse', or 'fork', can they recognise that the 'r' after the vowel changes its sound, and read the word correctly?
Finite decoding/spelling sample; dialect variation is accepted. These spelling targets were not visible in the model or guided cards.

Finite decoding/spelling sample; dialect variation is accepted. These spelling targets were not visible in the model or guided cards.

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Read words with r-controlled vowels (e.g. 'car', 'bird', 'fork', 'her')
Recognise that 'r' changes the vowel sound (e.g. 'cat' vs 'cart')
Spell words with common r-controlled patterns

“When your child reads words like 'car', 'bird', 'nurse', or 'fork', can they recognise that the 'r' after the vowel changes its sound, and read the word correctly?”

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Type: Procedural
Subject: English
Domain: Phonics & Word Reading
Age range: Ages 5–6

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