How do you read words that have a vowel followed by an r in context? For example: It was his job to count the money from the camp snack bar every morning and enter the amounts into a notebook marked, “Snack Account.” He was a large boy with short, thick fingers.

In this lesson you will review how to read words with r- controlled syllables in context by highlighting and remembering.

Let’s Review

When reading multisyllabic words where one syllable is r-controlled we: letter Look at the word from left to right. 1 2 Notice if any syllables are r-controlled and remember the sound it makes using the key words. 3 Blend all the sounds in each syllable together, and then blend the syllables together. winter

NNot applying the key word strategy while reading a longer text Common Mistakes

Core Lesson And so I arrived at the Silver Dollar Boys’ Camp a little after breakfast and found Simon Wheeler in the office sitting at the desk and running some numbers on a large calculator.

Core Lesson Write the word on a sticky note. 1 2 Highlight the r-controlled vowel and remember the sound it makes by thinking of the key word. 3 Blend all the sounds in each syllable together. Then blend the syllables together. 4 Reread the text, saying the word we just figured out.

Write the word on a sticky note. 1 Core Lesson It was his job to count the money from the camp snack bar every morning and enter the amounts into a notebook marked, “Snack Account.” He was a large boy with short, thick fingers. morning 2 Highlight the syllable -or and remember it makes the /or/ sound like in fork. 3 Blend all the sounds in each syllable together. Then blend the syllables together. 4 Reread the text, saying the word we just figured out.

Core Lesson Write the word on a sticky note. 1 2 Highlight the r-controlled vowel and remember the sound it makes by thinking of the key word. 3 Blend all the sounds in each syllable together. Then blend the syllables together. 4 Reread the text, saying the word we just figured out.

Core Lesson In this lesson you have reviewed how to read multisyllabic words with r-controlled syllables in context by highlighting and remembering.

Write the word on a sticky note. 1 Guided Practice It was his job to count the money from the camp snack bar every morning and enter the amounts into a notebook marked, “Snack Account.” He was a large boy with short, thick fingers. marked 2 Highlight the syllable -ar and remember it makes the /ar/ sound like in car. 3 Blend all the sounds in each syllable together. Then blend the syllables together. 4 Reread the text, saying the word we just figured out.

Let’s Review Extension Activities Be an r-controlled syllable detective. Look through books or other texts you are reading and make a list of words you find with r-controlled syllables. Be sure the words you find have a vowel, followed by an r and make the same sounds we hear in the key words!

Let’s Review Quick Quiz It was his job to count the money from the camp snack bar every morning and enter the amounts into a notebook marked, “Snack Account.” He was a large boy with short, thick fingers. It was his job to count the money from the camp snack bar every morning and enter the amounts into a notebook marked, “Snack Account.” He was a large boy with short, thick fingers. Read the words that have a vowel followed by an r in the context of this paragraph: