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Orthographic Mapping

How does orthographic mapping support learning to read?

ABC Long-Term Memory

Builds Sight Word Vocabulary Improves Fluency & Supports Meaning

Phoneme awareness, letter-sound relationships
(alphabetical letter representation that connects to sound),
and phonological long term memory are key to enhance
sight word vocabulary and overall reading.
When provided with ample opportunities to read, new
words would be added to their sight word vocabulary if
orthographic mapping has been developed. Students will
begin to recognize letter sequences and commit it to
memory.

Enhances Spelling Comprehension

The ability to analyze the pronunciation of words and
interactively move between sound and print supports
improved spelling within writing.
As pronunciations of whole words are analyzed and
connected with letter strings in the orthographic mapping
process, these words become stored in long term memory.
Readers then devote more of their working memory to
comprehension.

cat

/k/ /a/ /t/ W

Whole to Part Approach

Words that are orally familiar are broken down to

phonemes (individual sounds) and bonded back together
with the letters that represent the sounds to create the
printed word.

Orthographic Mapping explains how words are remembered and

supports overall literacy development in synchrony!
Contact your literacy specialist with any additional questions!