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 DRAW. Ask the child to repeat the word DRAW.
Name the individual phonemes. Point out that the word DRAW has three phonemes.
Spell each sound. Point out that the word DRAW has four graphemes.
Page 2.
Ask the child to trace the letters in the word DRAW. Ask him to use green for a predictable spelling pattern and red for an unusual one.
Ask the child to say the word DRAW 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 DRAW. Ask the child how to spell the word DRAW letter by letter.
Optional: use a coding chart to mark spelling patterns.
Include the word DRAW when teaching or reviewing the following topics: beginning blends, diphthongs.
Printing options: outlines and black lines.
