Orthographic mapping

What is the secret to learning how to read that few people really know about? Orthographic mapping. It’s how the brain turns new words...

Word mapping, also known as phoneme-grapheme mapping, is an activity where students link the 'sound' part of a word to the 'letter' part of a word.

As primary teachers, it is essential we have a strong understanding of how students learn sight words. In this post, I share what the Science of Reading tells us about how students learn sight words and answer the question “what is orthographic mapping”? I share details about my own Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping Activities that support this process and leave you with FREE CVC Mapping Activities perfect for kindergarten, first, and second-grade students.

Use the bubble gum sound map to build students' phonemic awareness. This is a great literacy center or small group activity. #scienceofreading #phonemicawareness #soundmapping

I’ve got something special for you today! Are you sitting down? Today, I’m sharing colored and coded Sight Word Orthographic Mapping Cards with you! In other words, I’m sharing the “answers” to our blank mapping {OM} cards. After sharing the blackline Orthographic Mapping Sight Word Cards a couple of weeks, I got an overwhelming request ... Read More about Sight Word Orthographic Mapping Color Cards

Orthographic mapping with sight words. It sounds like such a technical and confusing idea, right? I know it was the first time I saw the term. But after close study, I’ve come to see that it isn’t as complicated or intimidating as I first thought. And I’d actually been doing it with my struggling readers for ... Read More about Orthographic Mapping with Sight Words {How to}

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The term orthographic mapping slipped around my head for a year before I felt I could finally grab it and understand. If I struggled to master the concept, I thought others may too. So today, I want to break down orthographic mapping in a way that won’t leave you banging your head against the keyboard. Hopefully. What is orthographic mapping? “Equipped for Reading Success” is a fantastic book with an entire chapter devoted to orthographic mapping. Highly recommend! According to David…

We have made it to the end of the All About Orthographic Mapping blog series. My goal was for readers to know the definition of orthograph...

The process of orthographic mapping sight words is crucial to students being able to recall that word automatically and...