Orthographic Mapping and Sight Word Learning: How We Map Orthographically

Learning Outcomes

Participants will...

• learn how we make letter strings familiar
• understand the connection between oral language and permanent storage of printed words
• know the difference between phonic decoding and orthographic mapping
• know and understand the 3 components of orthographic mapping.
• understand the process of permanent word storage and its importance to the reading process.

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Assessment 

Test yourself:

Put the following steps to orthographic mapping in order of their development:

1. Becomes part of sight vocabulary
2. Phonemic proficiency
3. Letter strings become familiar
4. Development of phonic decoding
   
5. Automatic letter-sound correspondence
   
6. Unitizing
   
7. Easily and effortlessly retrievable
   
8. Letter recognition