Understanding Orthographic Mapping: The “Aha!” Behind Reading Success
You know that magical moment when a struggling reader suddenly recognizes a word they’ve been sounding out for weeks? I live for those moments! Last week, I watched one of my students, who had been carefully decoding “because” for months, suddenly read it effortlessly in a story. That’s orthographic mapping in action, and trust me – understanding this process will change how you think about teaching reading.