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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

  5. Melissa

    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

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  6. Marta

    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

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  7. Amelia

    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

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  10. Lindsay

    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!

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  11. Jo

    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

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    • Kate Dowling

      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! 🙂

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      • Julie

        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

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        • Kate Dowling

          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.

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  12. Maria

    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.

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  13. Tamara Richlin

    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

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  14. JUDY STCLAIR

    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.

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    • Kate Dowling

      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. 🙂

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