Module 28: R-controlled er- Language Arts 1 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students strengthen their reading and writing skills through word study, grammar, and comprehension activities. They practice building and reading r-controlled er words, identifying their sounds, and finding rhyming words. They also explore how affixes and inflectional endings change the meaning of root words. In grammar, students learn to correctly use articles and demonstratives in sentences. As they read informational texts, students review text features, recognize text structures, and learn how to determine the main idea with supporting details. They also make predictions, cite evidence, and respond to texts to show understanding. In research, students practice asking strong questions and supporting their answers with evidence. Together, these skills help students become more confident readers, writers, and researchers.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	28.1 R-controlled er	Spelling Notebook Handwriting Notebook Journal Notebook Words of the Week Notebook yellow highlighter blue highlighter green highlighter scissors glue crayons or colored pencils (assorted colors) Book: The Tail of Peter Rabbit By: Beatrix Potter (optional)
2	28.2 R-controlled er	Spelling Notebook Journal Notebook Handwriting Notebook blue crayon
3	28.3 R-controlled er	Spelling Notebook Handwriting Notebook modeling clay yellow highlighter blue highlighter green highlighter
4	28.4 R-controlled er	Spelling Notebook;
5	28.5 R-controlled er	Spelling Notebook Journal Notebook magnetic letters cookie sheet

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	28.1 R-controlled er	Construct words by blending 3 or 4 sounds to make an r-controlled er word. Identify the r-controlled er and tell the sound. Construct a second research question. Define words based on their affixes. Use text features to make predictions about a passage. Use the articles a, an, and the correctly in sentences.
2	28.2 R-controlled er	Name the middle phoneme or vowel sound in an r-controlled er word. Recognize and read words containing r-controlled er. Define and identify text features. Identify the root word in words with inflectional endings. Determine the main idea of a nonfiction passage.
3	28.3 R-controlled er	Modify a word by adding a sound to the end of a word, making it a new word. Recognize, decode, and read r-controlled er words. Review and use text features to find the main idea of an informational text. Recognize common inflectional endings (e.g., -ed, -ing, -s) and explain how they change the meaning of the root word. Identify and use articles and demonstratives correctly in sentences.
4	28.4 R-controlled er	Modify a word by substituting a sound at the end of a word, making a new word. Identify who is speaking in a story. Cite evidence while answering a question about their research topic. Recognize informational text structures.
5	28.5 R-controlled er	Identify rhyming words with r-controlled er. Read and show comprehension of simple sentences containing r-controlled er words. Identify the main idea of an informational text. Respond to an informational text using supporting evidence.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Words of the Week	Spelling Words	Vocabulary Words
phoneme /ir/ grapheme ir research phoneme phonemes /ir/ graphemes er r-controlled vowel text features main idea central idea grapheme er decoding comparison articles demonstratives cite evidence decode final phoneme rhyme simple sentence comprehension	or which water drink words	her verb never clever serve fern cry play rule when	construct applause roar spiral splendid

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Notes
1	28.1 R-controlled er	Students will continue their study of r-controlled vowels with a focus on the r-controlled er. Reinforce with your learner that these letters work together to make the /ir/ sound. Encourage them to focus on recognizing and hearing the /ir/ sound in a group of phonemes.
2	28.2 R-controlled er	Today, students will decode words with the er pattern that reads /ir/. Because many of er words are two-syllable words, students will review syllable sounds. You can help your learner distinguish between the /ir/ sound and other r-controlled vowel sounds. Students will also name and identify text features in a nonfiction book.
3	28.3 R-controlled er	In this lesson, students will review the difference between open and closed syllables. Many r-controlled er words have two syllables, so students will practice decoding the syllables and blending them to make a word. As your learner researches their question for their research report, you can help by demonstrating safe internet searches and using text features to find answers.
4	28.4 R-controlled er	Students will manipulate sounds in words with the r-controlled er. Continue to reinforce finding the vowel team first with your learner before they attempt to decode words. and recognizing that even though r is a consonant, it is a part of a vowel digraph when it controls the e. Pay attention to your learner’s performance on the first activity. Identifying the phoneme change in a word is necessary to continue to phoneme manipulation. If your learner struggles with the first activity, offer additional practice in identifying the phoneme change.
5	28.5 R-controlled er	When reading simple sentences with decodable words, encourage your learner to read the sentence multiple times until they become fluent. Breaking the sentence into phrases for them can make the task more manageable. This will build their confidence. Let your learner know that they might struggle during the first reading but that they will get better on the second and third reading.

Guiding Questions
Suggested Books

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
28.1 R-controlled er	What sound do the graphemes er make?
28.2 R-controlled er	How can text features help you make predictions?
28.3 R-controlled er	What is a root word?
28.4 R-controlled er	What is text structure?
28.5 R-controlled er	What is an article and a demonstrative?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	Mr. Clever	Roger Hargreaves
2	The Paper Bag Princess	Robert Munsch	AD550L
3	Chester	Melanie Watt	480L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

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