Orthographic mapping involves the formation of letter-sound connections. It extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word.
Page 1.
Name the word. Say the word ABOUT. Ask the child to repeat the word ABOUT.
Name the individual phonemes. Point out that the word ABOUT has four phonemes.
Spell each sound. Point out that the word ABOUT has five graphemes.
Page 2.
Ask the child to trace the letters in the word ABOUT. Ask him to use green for a predictable spelling pattern and red for an unusual one.
Ask the child to say the word ABOUT and place a chip in a box for each sound he hears. Ask him how many sounds he hears.
Ask the child to write the letters to make the word ABOUT. Ask the child how to spell the word ABOUT letter by letter.
Optional: use a coding chart to mark spelling patterns.
Include the word ABOUT when teaching or reviewing the following topics: multisyllable words, shwa sound, diphthongs.
Printing options: outlines and black lines.
