R-Controlled Vowel Sounds

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English›Phonics & Word Reading|Ages 5—6|ID: mt_a6m7PqTuJN

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

Mastery Evidence

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

Assessment Prompt

“When [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?”

Curriculum Standards7 alignments

Eng_App1_Y1_22The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: ar

Vowel digraph: ar.

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_26The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: er (/ɜ:/)

Vowel digraph: er (/ɜ:/).

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_27The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: er (/ə/)

Vowel digraph: er (/ə/).

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_28The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: ir

Vowel digraph: ir.

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_29The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: ur

Vowel digraph: ur.

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_42The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: or

Vowel digraph: or.

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_43The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: ore

Vowel digraph: ore.

English · Key Stage 1

Prerequisites1

Single Letter Sounds
hardAges 4—6

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Single Letter Sounds hard
Must know single letter sounds before r-controlled vowels
- Knowing all letters hard
  Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
  - Understanding print hard
    Must understand print direction before letter identification matters

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