Early Elementary Orthographic Mapping
Video Link: Orthographic Mapping—High Frequency Words
Instructor: Heidi Jane, First Grade Teacher
What makes this a strong model?
Explicit word mapping, providing guided analysis of each sound, linking phonemes to graphemes, and highlighting the irregular part of the word to help students remember what is different
Research-aligned practice using orthographic mapping—the brain’s natural process for storing words—to reinforce a more efficient and effective way of word-learning than rote memorization
Emphasis on word-learning through decoding by sound-symbol correspondence, showing that only one third of the word is irregular and not fully decodable
Source: Droppin’ Knowledge with Heidi
