Module 29: R-controlled ir- Language Arts 1 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will practice reading and writing r-controlled ir words by blending, decoding, and finding rhyming words. They will learn to use contractions correctly in sentences and apply subject-verb agreement. Students will explore nonfiction texts by using text features, comparing words and pictures, finding the main idea, and identifying the author’s opinion. They will also build new words by adding or changing sounds and answer questions about their research topics.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	29.1 R-controlled ir	Spelling Notebook Handwriting Notebook Sound Notebook Journal Notebook Words of the Week Notebook scissors glue crayons or colored pencils (assorted colors)
2	29.2 R-controlled ir	Spelling Notebook Journal Notebook dry beans glue thick paper
3	29.3 R-controlled ir	Spelling Notebook Handwriting Notebook Journal Notebook shaving cream
4	29.4 R-controlled ir	Spelling Notebook Journal Notebook 2 small garbage cans (or laundry baskets, boxes, or bins) scrap paper
5	29.5 R-controlled ir	Handwriting Notebook Spelling Notebook Journal Notebook

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	29.1 R-controlled ir	Construct words by blending 3 or 4 sounds to make an r-controlled ir word. Identify r-controlled ir and tell the sound. Recognize contractions in a sentence. Investigate and answer questions about their research topic. Recognize text features in informational text.
2	29.2 R-controlled ir	Name the middle phoneme or vowel sound in an r-controlled ir word. Recognize and read words containing r-controlled ir. Define text features. Identify and apply correct subject-verb agreement in simple sentences.
3	29.3 R-controlled ir	Modify a word by adding a sound to the end of a word, making a new word. Identify contractions and the words they represent. Analyze text features. Compare print features and graphic features in a nonfiction text. Identify the author’s opinion in a nonfiction text.
4	29.4 R-controlled ir	Modify a word by substituting a sound at the end of a word, making a new word. Recognize, decode, and read r-controlled ir words with accuracy and fluency. Identify the meaning of vocabulary words. Use a table of contents to locate information in a nonfiction text. Distinguish between information provided by pictures and information provided by the words in a text.
5	29.5 R-controlled ir	Identify a rhyming word with r-controlled ir. Read and show comprehension of simple sentences containing r-controlled ir words. Use and construct the correct contraction in a sentence. Determine the main idea of a nonfiction text using text features.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Words of the Week	Spelling Words	Vocabulary Words
phoneme: /ir/ grapheme: ir heart words flash words research text structure text features author’s purpose contractions table of contents main idea main topic central idea	up this make one their	bird third shirt dirt whirl crew squid thump boat day	simple silent delighted passenger amaze

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Notes
1	29.1 R-controlled ir	In this lesson, students will learn to construct words by blending sounds to make ir words with the /ir/ sound. If your learner is struggling, review vocabulary using flashcards and movement games and help them identify /ir/ or ir in words. If your learner is confident with specific sounds, focus on helping them practice other vowel sounds for greater fluency. Additionally, demonstrate how to research questions and find text evidence to answer those questions. After reading aloud a nonfiction text, ask your learner to determine the text structure, text features, and author’s purpose.
2	29.2 R-controlled ir	Students will blend sounds to make ir words with the /ir/ sound and identify the /ir/ sounds in these words. They will also practice writing these words in a worksheet. You can converse with your learner about the author’s purpose in nonfiction texts you read together. Encourage your learner to point to certain parts of the text while answering questions. Prompt discussion about how the text structure contributes to the author’s purpose and how print and graphic features help readers understand nonfiction texts.
3	29.3 R-controlled ir	In this lesson, students will practice adding sounds to the end of words with the /ir/ sound to create new words and will also revisit how to find key details in informational texts and identify the author’s opinion. Discuss with your learner how authors use print features and graphic features to support their ideas. After the lesson, you can challenge your learner to identify print features and graphic features in various nonfiction texts.
4	29.4 R-controlled ir	In this lesson, students will practice identifying and reading r-controlled words with the letters ir that make the /ir/ sound. You can support your learner by playing the Garbage Can Word Sort game together, helping them listen closely for the /ir/ sound. Be sure to highlight how to use a table of contents to locate information in a nonfiction book. You can do this in any nonfiction text you may have at home.
5	29.5 R-controlled ir	In this lesson, your learner will identify rhyming words with the r-controlled vowel ir, such as bird and third. Practice together by listening for words that have the same /ir/ sound. Review the writing section of this lesson to help your learner complete a self-assessment on their research paragraph. Your learner will also work on finding the main idea in a nonfiction text. You can support them by looking at text features within texts you read together and asking, “What is this text mostly about?”

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
29.1 R-controlled ir	What sound do the ir graphemes make?
29.2 R-controlled ir	Can you explain subject/verb agreement?
29.3 R-controlled ir	How do words and pictures work together?
29.4 R-controlled ir	How do text features help you find key details in a text?
29.5 R-controlled ir	How do you decode words?

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	Annie's Plaid Shirt	Stacy B. Davids
2	The First Dog	Jan Brett	AD660L
3	Harry the Dirty Dog	Gene Zion	AD520L

Module Outing:

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

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