This Module is comprised of seven sessions.
4.4 Orthographic Mapping
Learning Intentions
After viewing this module session participants will be able to:- Explain
the process of orthographic mapping
- Identify
the two skills needed for the efficient orthographic mapping
- Understand how orthographic mapping is important
to establishing sight vocabulary
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Watch the session below.
*Please see the Transcripts resource folder located in Module 0 for a text copy of the transcript from this video.
Summary
Orthographic learning results from an intersection between sounds and letters in written words, not by any visual memory process.
- Orthographic mapping is the mental process used to store words for instant, effortless retrieval- it generates the sight vocabulary
- Orthographic mapping connects what is known and already well-established in memory (a word’s pronunciation) with that the reader needs to remember (a word’s spelling)
The process is implicit, so the reader typically is not consciously “trying” to remember; the connection forming processes happens “behind the scenes”
The critical skills needed for orthographic mapping are letter-sound proficiency and phonemic proficiency
- Students with these skills develop reading skills fairly easily
- Students without these skills struggle in reading
Reflect & Connect
What
are the critical aspects of orthographic mapping and how do you think this
information may inform our instructional decisions?