R-Controlled Vowels

Skill 8 of the Wiggler phonics curriculum: lessons 58–64, 7 in all. ar or er ir ur to full automaticity; knows er/ir/ur share one sound (ar first heard in Unit 1, Group 7).

Skill 8 · 7 lessons

What this skill covers

• Lessons 58–64 · 7 lessons · about 1.4 weeks
• Sounds and patterns: ar · or · er · ir · ur

Lessons in this skill

Every lesson below is a decodable story a child reads once the sounds in it have been taught.

• Lesson 58 · The Star on the Barn — New Concept — Farm kids spot a star.
• Lesson 59 · The Fort in the Storm — New Concept — Kids shelter in a fort.
• Lesson 60 · Her Fern — New Concept — A girl and her giant fern.
• Lesson 61 · First Bird — New Concept — A bird race story.
• Lesson 62 · The Surfing Nurse — New Concept — A nurse who surfs on her day off.
• Lesson 63 · The Bird, the Girl, and the Surf — New Concept — Trio story.
• Lesson 64 · The Farm in the North — Checkpoint — Checkpoint story.

• Previous skill: Open & Closed Syllables + Y
• Next skill: Vowel Teams (Long)
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