Sound-Letter Maps

To master the alphabetic principle, students must identify the number of sounds (phonemes) in a word and then associate the letter or letters (graphemes) that represent each sound. Mapping the graphemes to the phonemes moves students from phoneme awareness to phonics. The acquisition of this knowledge-namely the predictable relationship between spoken sounds and the written letters that represent them-is at the heart of mastering the code to read and spell.
To learn more about teaching phonics (code), explore Literacy How's Reading Wheel at www.literacyhow...