Former elementary school teacher for 13 years, mostly in 1st grade
Certified in reading grades K-12
Jessica learned about the science of reading in 2019 and although her heart sank with guilt at how she was initially teaching her students, she began to read and learn all she could about the science of reading. Fast forward and she's now sharing Tik Tok phonics videos that help both teachers and parents learn about phonics so they can best teach their students and kids!
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Orthographic Mapping is NOT an activity - it's something that happens in our brain.
Our brain is not hard-wired to read. Because of this, we must create pathways and roads that help our brains learn how to read.
Orthographic Mapping pathways look a little like this: