1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding r-controlled — ar words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Pam's Farm Cart
Coloring page included in PDF
Pam had to help her dad at the farm mart. Her red cart was far too small. It could not hold a large jar of jam. Pam did not want the jar to drop and get a scar.
"This jar is big," Pam said. "It is hard to hold!"
Dad had a plan. He said, "I can help you."
Dad put the large jar in his arm. Pam took her cart. She held it close as they went to the mart. Pam felt good to help her dad. She did her part.
Circle or highlight all the AR r-controlled words in the story above. How many did you find?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: Real Words vs Nonsense Words.
Real Words
Nonsense Words
car
far
jar
bar
scar
star
arm
farm
harm
charm
varz
darz
rarz
sarz
marz
farz
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
the car on far
a far in jar
the jar and bar
a bar with scar
the scar on star
a star in arm
the arm and farm
a farm with harm
the harm on charm
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — R-Controlled — AR
car
dart
hard
scar
car
harm
car
harm
scar
hard
hard
dart
car
harm
dart
scar
Target words: car, scar, harm, dart, hard
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for R-Controlled — AR practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.