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Orthographic Mapping Cheat Sheet

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Are you in need of an Orthographic Mapping Cheat Sheet? I know for me, it has been nice to have it all in one place!

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Orthographic Mapping Cheat Sheet

The idea of orthographic mapping may be fairly new to you. Even though I’d already been doing it for years with the struggling readers I taught, I didn’t completely understand it or know that it even had a name!

If the idea of mapping is a little confusing or intimidating for you, I know that this cheat sheet will help.

Orthographic Mapping Cheat Sheet Example for single consonant phonemes

In this file, you’ll find:

  • an 11-page chart with spellings, examples, and suggested mappings for single consonant sounds (phonemes), consonant digraphs, short vowel sounds, r-controlled vowels, vowel teams, and other vowels including schwa. Yes, ALL 44 sounds of English are included in this chart. {It it ended up to be more than 44 sounds since I divided several sounds into two versus just one.} See the example page above.
  • a suggestion page for mapping different kinds of sounds: expected, not yet, and unexpected

If you’re unsure of the phonics/spelling rules your learners need to know, be sure to also download our FREE Phonics Cheat Sheets Folder! (You can also find it in the subscriber library.)

 

One thing to always keep in mind: You may or may not agree with every suggested mapping I share in this chart. As shared on page 3 of the file, no matter what you choose to do with specific word mappings, BE CONSISTENT with your learners.

Specifically, decide ahead of time how you’ll handle the sounds/spellings of words with letters that fit in the “NOT YET” category specifically. For example, how will you handle the ave in have if you haven’t taught the final v rule, yet? {Hint: English words don’t end with v.}

Once you’ve figured out how you’ll handle these “NOT YET” patterns, stick with your mapping system. If you flip flop around, you’ll find that your learners will just end up dazed and confused.

 

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~Becky

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Filed Under: Phonics and Word Study, Struggling Readers Tagged With: RS, SWS

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Comments

  1. carrie dewaters says

    January 13, 2022 at 6:28 pm

    Fabulous!

    Reply
  2. Melody Ferruzzi says

    January 14, 2022 at 7:27 am

    Thank you for creating this “cheat sheet”. I know it will come in very useful for my class!

    Reply

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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