Assignment task: Explain orthographic mapping to other early childhood educators. Include the following:
1. Definition of orthography
2. Connection between orthography and the development of reading and spelling skills
3. How orthographic mapping supports the reading and writing development of young learners with and without exceptionalities
4. At least one student-friendly resource to support orthographic mapping. (Must be an embedded image or visual.)
5. The difference between sight words and high frequency words
6. At least one activity for families to assist students with developing sight word recognition (not memorizing word lists)