English // Phonics & Word Reading
R-Controlled Vowel Sounds
Read and spell words containing r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, ur, or, ore) and vowel-r patterns where 'r' modifies the vowel sound
Quick check
When the learner 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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- 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
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Phonics & Word Reading // Ages 4 to 6
Must know single letter sounds before r-controlled vowels
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R-Controlled Vowel Sounds
Ages 5 to 6 // Method
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- The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
- Eng_App1_Y1_22Eng_App1_Y1_26Eng_App1_Y1_27Eng_App1_Y1_28Eng_App1_Y1_29Eng_App1_Y1_42Eng_App1_Y1_43
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