Exploring Mapped Words®
Use the Mapped Words® in the early stages to prompt the Phonemies in the right order.
When you know the Monster Sounds simply type them in the right order, using MySpeekie®, even if you don't have a Mapped Word card. The word will be shown!
We will add Mapped Words® here, to help you get you started! Build your own Word Bank
Phonemies are Phonetic Symbols for Kids.
They show the sound value for the graphemes. Knowing the sound value is generally the hardest part of decoding, as there are so many variations!
Visible Spelling: Show the graphemes and phonemes so there is no guessing. Then show the graphemes and have children recall the sounds. Finally, show the words, checking that both the spelling and pronunciation are secure.
Within phonics programmes children are not taught every sound that each letter can represent. They are taught a limited number of the most common grapheme-phoneme correspondences that make up the core code. Many alternative pronunciations and spellings are learnt later. When we Show the Code, children don't need to wait until those correspondences are explicitly taught, because they can already see how the graphemes map to the phonemes.
Learn the Speech Sound Monster Sounds at any age.
Do you know The Speech Sound Code?
Phonemies® are Phonetic Symbols for Kids and children think of them as Speech Sound Monsters. They learn the ‘Monster Sounds’ using the 2 Minute Monster video and by playing with the Monster Spelling Piano app. They 'follow the Monster Sounds to say the word' when figuring out what the word is (they are blending the sounds).
This process is called Speech Sound Mapping and has significant benefits for children even without the letters. It provides the foundation for reading and spelling by helping children become aware of, remember and manipulate the individual speech sounds within words. When they are confident with the sound value of the words they pay more attention to the letters that represent them.
It also supports speech and language development. Children can hear the target English speech sounds as often as they need, making it easier to notice differences between sounds, practise accurate production and build confidence in their spoken communication.
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