Orthographic Mapping

Orthographic mapping is a cognitive process that involves connecting written words (orthography) with their spoken forms (phonology) and meanings. This mapping allows readers to recognize words quickly and accurately without having to sound them out each time.

Here’s how it works:

1. Phoneme-Grapheme Correspondence: Orthographic mapping relies on understanding the relationship between sounds (phonemes) and their written representations (graphemes). For example, recognizing that the letter “c” can represent the /k/ sound as in “cat” or the /s/ sound as in “city.”

2. Word Recognition: As readers encounter words repeatedly, they begin to map these phoneme-grapheme relationships onto their memory, allowing for quicker recognition of familiar words. This process helps in building a sight word vocabulary.

3. Spelling and Reading Fluency: Orthographic mapping supports spelling by reinforcing the correct sequence of letters in words. It also contributes to reading fluency, as familiar words are recognized instantly without needing to decode them letter by letter.

In essence, orthographic mapping is crucial for developing efficient reading skills, enabling readers to identify and process words quickly by integrating their visual and auditory representations. orthographic mapping

Try Say It, Stretch It, Spell It, Change It

Teach reading and spelling via tapping and blending, starting with 3 letter short vowel words using this EASY activity.  It starts as CVC words (consonant – short vowel – consonant) and gets more advanced. All the word lists are below.

• Say it – Say the word and your child repeats it.
• Stretch it – Tap out the individual letter sounds of the word together. In other words, segment each individual sound.
• Spell it – Have your child write it using the word chain box templates below.
• Change it – The Parent states the NEXT word and then repeats the above (say it, stretch it, spell it).

WORD LISTS ~ Go DOWN the lists, changing 1 sound each time. Use these templates: 

• Word Chains with 3 Sounds  
• Word Chains with 4 Sounds 

You don’t need to do the entire column in one sitting. Do 10 words a day!

CVC Words 1– use the 3 sound paper

CVC Words 2– use the 3 sound paper

 

Consonant Digraphs – use the 3 sound paper. Even though these words have 4 letters, consonant digraphs make 1 sound.

 

Initial Blends – use the 4 sound paper

 

Final Blends  – use the 4 sound paper

 

Initial and Final Blends 1– use the 4 sound paper

 

Initial and Final Blends 2– use the 4 sound paper

 

Magic e– use the 3 sound paper. The silent e goes on the outside because it does not make a sound.

Long and Short Vowels 1– use boxless paper

 

Long and Short Vowels 2– use boxless paper

 

Consonant Differentiation– use boxless paper

 

Sight Words or “Heart Words” Orthographic Mapping

You also use orthographic mapping to map trick words or heart words. This helps reinforce the part of the word the child must memorize by heart. The rest of the word is phonetically regular. For example, the word said has 3 sounds /s/ /e/ /d/. /S/ and /d/ are regular, but the child has to remember ai by heart. Orthographic mapping can help!

 

10/20/24