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UFLI Foundations · R-Controlled Vowels

Lesson 81: ir /er/, ur /er/

Lesson 81 is lesson 101 of 148 in the UFLI Foundations sequence, in the R-Controlled Vowels unit, starting on page 242 of the manual.

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In short

Lesson 81 teaches ir /er/, ur /er/. It comes after Lesson 80 (er /er/) and before Lesson 82 (Spelling /er/: er, ir, ur, w + or). Teach it from the manual, then record the date, the minutes and one rating of how it went.

What to record after teaching it

  • The date and the minutes. That is the instruction log.
  • One rating, seen cold at the start of the next session: Needs support, Developing or Secure.
  • Whether ir /er/, ur /er/ needs to come back: next session for Needs support, after about three sessions for Developing.
  • A one-line note only if something surprised you.

The R-Controlled Vowels unit

7 lessons. This one is 5 of 7.

  1. Lesson 77: ar /ar/
  2. Lesson 78: or /or/, ore /or/
  3. Lesson 79: ar, or, ore Review
  4. Lesson 80: er /er/
  5. Lesson 81: ir /er/, ur /er/
  6. Lesson 82: Spelling /er/: er, ir, ur, w + or
  7. Lesson 83: R-Controlled Vowels Review

Questions people ask

No. This page gives the lesson's name, concept, unit and place in the sequence so you can plan and track. The lesson itself is in the UFLI Foundations manual, which you teach from. Literacy Trail is not affiliated with the University of Florida Literacy Institute.
Yes, if they read and spell the concepts of the earlier lessons reliably. Start one or two lessons before the first shaky one, which may mean Lesson 80, and mark the earlier lessons as already taught so the record reads correctly.
Teach the next lesson anyway and bring this concept back for two minutes at the start of the next session. Two Needs support ratings in a row on it means change the approach (build it, write it, then read it) rather than repeat the lesson.

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