What are Mapped Words®?
Mapped Words® make visible what instruction intends to teach by showing how written words are structured. This supports the early development of self-teaching, so reading itself can drive learning, rather than requiring structured literacy or word inquiry to compensate for gaps that arise when self-teaching has not yet emerged. Use the Orthographic Mapping Tool here for free - to see the graphemes. MyWordz® technology is designed so that you can map and print any words for learners, with and without Phonemies
"Less teaching, more self-teaching"
The Missing Piece the Reading Wars Never Solved: Showing the Code and Storing the Word
Mapped Words® without Phonemies® make graphemes visible within words, supporting orthographic processing even when pronunciation is not provided. When Speech Sound Monsters are not shown, sound knowledge must come from elsewhere, but visualising grapheme structure still supports how words are stored in memory.
Code Mapped Words®: showing the graphemes
Monster Mapped Words®: showing the graphemes and phonemes
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Show the Code with Mapped Words®, where speech sounds, spelling, and meaning are made visible and actively bonded through the Speedie Word Mapping Spelling Routine. There are no restrictions - every word of English orthographically mapped. Each word is Code Mapped® so graphemes are clear, sound values can also be shown using Phonemies® aligned to the Universal Spelling Code (IPA), and meaning is supported, enabling words to be stored in the orthographic lexicon rather than memorised. This is Word Mapping Mastery®, powered by MyWordz® technology, supporting self-teaching for all learners and providing essential support for dyslexic learners.
We do this because it mirrors what children with strong phonemic awareness and language knowledge do naturally, unlocking self-teaching through reading by freeing cognitive resources to focus on meaning and to develop awareness of morphology, syntax, semantics and discourse without instruction; by showing this structure, we give all children access to that same self-teaching advantage when they need it, not only as a result of explicit phonics instruction.
Children are shown the code. To support instant recognition in the future, when the code is not shown, and to spell the word correctly, the word needs to be stored in the orthographic lexicon.
If you are a parent or tutor and want to know how to support all children to store words, simply sign up for a Speedie Readies membership to access ongoing support and training
They map words print-to-speech
They map words speech-to-print