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PSPKK123November 4, 2014 •  38 Comments

Phonics books for r-controlled vowels

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Today I’m sharing set six of my free phonics readers. This set focuses on the r-controlled vowels.

It's tricky to learn to read words with r controlled vowels. Make it fun with these silly books. Free!

Have you been downloading my free phonics readers?  I’ve shared sets for all the short vowels.  Now it’s time to move on to other phonics patterns.  I’m starting with the most common r-controlled vowel patterns: er, ur, ir, or, and ar.

It's tricky to learn to read words with r controlled vowels. Make it fun with these silly books. Free!

My phonics books have been a big help in getting my preschooler to recognize and pay attention to phonics patterns.  He does quite well with the short vowel phonics books, but this set really made him think.  You might wonder why we jumped into ur, ir, er, ar, and or.  Why not some easier phonics patterns, like ee or oo?

I’m starting with patterns your child will see a lot when he reads.  We’re going to tackle the most common patterns first. (Coming up next… silent e words!)

It's tricky to learn to read words with r controlled vowels. Make it fun with these silly books. Free!

At the beginning of the book he reads the new phonics pattern.  Sometimes he needs my help to remember what the letter combination says.

It's tricky to learn to read words with r controlled vowels. Make it fun with these silly books. Free!

When he turns the page, the picture will let him know if he got that first word right.  On this page he has a number of sight words to review (he, is, in, the) and a phonics pattern from a previous phonics reader (in the word stuck).

It's tricky to learn to read words with r controlled vowels. Make it fun with these silly books. Free!

It's tricky to learn to read words with r controlled vowels. Make it fun with these silly books. Free!

These focused phonics books really help children focus on the letters within words.

It's tricky to learn to read words with r controlled vowels. Make it fun with these silly books. Free!

By now you’ve figured out that these books are not actually stories.  That’s okay.  This isn’t our only reading material.

It's tricky to learn to read words with r controlled vowels. Make it fun with these silly books. Free!

My Four has so many questions as he reads. “Who is the short man?  Why is he yelling?  That’s not nice.”

It's tricky to learn to read words with r controlled vowels. Make it fun with these silly books. Free!

Near the end of each book you’ll sometimes find words with beginning blends (st, cl, etc.) or digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh).  These are quite tricky for my little guy, and he often needs my help to read them.  As you can see, the last page gives your reader the chance to review all the words in the book.  For our first reading of this set, we skipped that page.  He just wasn’t ready for it.  

How to assemble:

  • Print pages 2-21 front to back (page 1 is my Terms of Use).  I like to use light cardstock to make the books durable.
  • Separate the stack into each individual book.  Each book consists of two pages front to back.
  • Cut across the horizontal center of the pages.
  • Insert the pages into each other, using the page numbers as a guide.
  • Staple with a long arm stapler.

For a picture tutorial to help you put the books together, visit my post with set one.

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38 Comments

  1. JUDY STCLAIR

    May 27, 2020 at 1:51 pm

    Anna,
    I’m a retired elementary school teacher. I’m currently teaching my kindergarten grandson on zoom during the pandemic. Your phonics books are so brilliantly structured and they have been an invaluable aid to me in helping my grandson with early reading skills. I have been so grateful that you have made them available. However, for the last couple of days, I’ve been trying to download the r controlled books and have been unable to download them. Please advise.
    Thanks so much,
    Judy S.

    Reply to this comment
    • Kate Dowling

      May 28, 2020 at 3:53 pm

      Hi Judy!

      This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. We’re glad you love the books! I’d love to help you get your file! What happens when you click the green download box for the file? If it’s not clickable, you need to turn off (disable) your ad blocker for this website. Then all the links will work. If you get that far and enter your email address, you should receive an email with the link to the file. If that link doesn’t work, please forward the email to Anna right away, and we’ll make sure you get your file. 🙂

      Reply to this comment
  2. Tamara Richlin

    May 13, 2020 at 1:37 pm

    Hello, I am an academic mentor for 4 kindergarten classes, I just wanted to let you know that I am using your free phonics books over Zoom during distance learning. The kids love them, they are so easy for them to see over the webcam.

    Thank you so much

    Reply to this comment
  3. Maria

    April 30, 2020 at 4:23 pm

    Hi.

    Is r-controlled part of the phonics books and games? I purchased the book but for some reason I do not see it on my downloads. I just want to make sure I did not missed when I download the attachments.

    Thank you.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      April 30, 2020 at 7:02 pm

      Hi Maria! I don’t see any orders under this email address, so I’m not sure what you purchased. Feel free to send me an email at anna(at)themeasuredmom(dot)com.

      Reply to this comment
  4. Jo

    January 10, 2019 at 8:40 pm

    Hi Anna,
    I have been trying to work out how to download your free phonics readers, more specifically the controlled r sounds books.
    Everytime i click the download now button it asks me to subscribe (which i have done…twice) but i am still not given access to the books, nor do they appear to be in the subscribers vault.
    Please can you tell me what i am doing wrong?
    Thanks

    Reply to this comment
    • Kate Dowling

      January 11, 2019 at 2:56 pm

      Hi Jo,

      This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. After you enter your email address, the free files are sent to your inbox. So just go back to your email and you should find them! Enjoy the free phonics readers! 🙂

      Reply to this comment
      • Julie

        March 12, 2019 at 2:12 am

        I had the same problem as Jo, I entered my email address repeatedly but never received anything in my inbox.

        I love your resources. Thanks so much for making them available for free, it is so generous of you!

        Julie

        Reply to this comment
        • Kate Dowling

          March 12, 2019 at 2:21 pm

          Hi Julie!

          This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. If you can’t find the files in your inbox, please check your spam or junk folder. They could be filtered out. If you still can’t find them, please try another email address, such as a gmail or yahoo address. Thanks for giving it another try! Anna loves to share her free resources.

          Reply to this comment
  5. Lindsay

    April 18, 2018 at 3:22 pm

    Hi!

    My students and I are working on the “ar” sound. When I downloaded the printable, I only see two pages in the ar book for “yard” and “art”. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks so much!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      April 28, 2018 at 5:48 pm

      Hi Lindsay! Do make sure that you’re opening and reading with Adobe Reader. You can get it for free here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/ If you’re still having trouble after you do that, send me an email here: anna(at)themeasuredmom(dot)com.

      Reply to this comment
  6. Mags

    October 9, 2017 at 1:39 am

    I love your stuff. It’s all low prep and super excellent.
    When i use it in my classroom, I just adjust the pages so the the picture is next to the word.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      October 12, 2017 at 7:57 pm

      I’m glad your finding a way to make my resources work for you!

      Reply to this comment
  7. Susan

    April 21, 2017 at 2:56 pm

    Your freebies are amazing! I have used so many of them this school year since I discovered them. Thank you so much! 🙂

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      April 22, 2017 at 5:27 pm

      That’s wonderful to hear, Susan!

      Reply to this comment
  8. Amelia

    March 20, 2016 at 3:57 pm

    Hi there, I am trying to download the phonics r controlled vowel mini book but the link is dead? It takes me to a page that says “oops something went wrong here” can you help me with this problem? Thanks,
    Amelia

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      March 20, 2016 at 3:59 pm

      Did you check the tips here? https://www.themeasuredmom.com/how-to-download-free-files/

      Reply to this comment
      • Stef

        October 15, 2016 at 7:29 am

        I have tried tips and still returned an “oops something went wrong here” error page. I guess the link is not working. Thanks.

        Reply to this comment
        • Anna Geiger

          October 15, 2016 at 7:44 am

          What happens when you RIGHT click and choose “save link as”? The links open up perfectly on my computer.

          Reply to this comment
  9. Marta

    November 2, 2015 at 8:17 am

    Hi,
    First of all thank You for all the materials You are providing here on your page. It is helping a lot.
    I need advice concerning the English “r” sound. We are mixed family and our son is pronouncing very hard, Polish – Arabic strong “r” and I don’t know how to teach him right English pronunciation.
    Thanks

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      November 13, 2015 at 8:22 pm

      HI Marta, I would search on the Internet for pronunciation guides for him to listen to. Here’s one I found that might be helpful: http://www.manythings.org/b/e/2588/

      Reply to this comment
  10. Melissa

    October 20, 2015 at 9:13 am

    I was so excited to find these! THey are exactly what I need for my homeschool, however, every time I click on the link for them, it loads a blank page and freezes my internet. Is it just my computer? Was it just available for a short time last year? Just curious.

    Thanks,
    Melissa

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      October 20, 2015 at 9:28 am

      Nope! My freebies stay free. You can check out this post for help. Let me know if one of these solutions doesn’t work for you!

      https://www.themeasuredmom.com/how-to-download-free-files/

      Reply to this comment
      • Melissa

        October 20, 2015 at 9:57 am

        Thank you so much. I guess it was just my browser. I appreciate your help!

        Reply to this comment
  11. jm

    November 7, 2014 at 11:14 am

    Thank you so much for this resource! You knew just what we needed!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      November 11, 2014 at 8:48 pm

      I’m so glad to hear that! Stay tuned… lots more phonics readers to come!

      Reply to this comment
  12. Twee

    November 4, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    Thank you so much for this set! I just printed it off and I think there are missing pages for the “or” pattern.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      November 7, 2014 at 6:30 am

      Hmmm… I just downloaded it and it looked complete to me. What exactly do you think is missing?

      Reply to this comment
  13. Ruth

    November 4, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    Love this for encouraging kids to use the reading strategy of looking for a part they know!! Thanks!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      November 7, 2014 at 6:31 am

      Thanks, Ruth!

      Reply to this comment
  14. Rosetta

    November 4, 2014 at 5:53 am

    Hi! I signed up for the newsletter, in order to receive your book, “Top 10 Secrets to Teaching Reading”. I am not sure where to click to download the book? Thank you for your help!
    Sincerely,
    Rosetta

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      November 7, 2014 at 6:13 am

      Hi Rosetta! If you did not find the free book yet, I can help you – but you need a password. Please send me an email at themeasuredmom@gmail.com and I can help you out!

      Reply to this comment

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