The Spelling Routine with Mapped Words®
Storing words in the orthographic lexicon (the brain’s word bank)
The Spelling Routine
When they are learning The Spelling Routine, they first work out what the word means.
They then look at the mapped word and type it in Phonemies using the tech.
They say the word aloud over the whiteboard.
They Duck Hand the word, which means segmenting the word into sounds from
left to right and blending.
They draw the speech sound lines while saying the sounds and then the word.
They write the numbers, saying the sounds and then the word.
If using Phonemies, they then add the Speech Sound Monsters onto the lines.
They Duck Hand the word again.
They then push the first Phonemie up and draw the Sound Pic (grapheme) on the line while saying the sound. They keep going until all sounds are on the lines.
They Duck Hand the word again.
They write the word twice, saying the sounds and then the word both times.
If doing it without Phonemies, just ignore that step.
This bonds speech sounds, spelling, and meaning.
When checking mastery, they do this without first looking at the mapped word.
Teachers supporting children in the early years learn the Spelling Routine with satpin words. They introduce this within the Speech Sound Play plan. It is used to develop phonemic awareness and phonological working memory.