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 NEVER. Ask the child to repeat the word NEVER.
Name the individual phonemes. Point out that the word NEVER has four phonemes.
Spell each sound. Point out that the word NEVER has five graphemes.
Page 2.
Ask the child to trace the letters in the word NEVER. Ask him to use green for a predictable spelling pattern and red for an unusual one.
Ask the child to say the word NEVER 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 NEVER. Ask the child how to spell the word NEVER letter by letter.
Optional: use a coding chart to mark spelling patterns.
Include the word NEVER when teaching or reviewing the following topics: multisyllable words, r-controlled vowels.
Printing options: outlines and black lines.
