The average reader instantly recognizes 30,000 to 70,000 words -with no need to sound them out. How does that happen, and why does it matter in reading development? This webinar - by Scholastic author Dr. Molly Ness - explains the cognitive processes of orthographic mapping. Attendees will understand how readers embed words into their long-term memories, as well as the decoding and spelling instruction that facilitates this process. The author presents a four-step, research-based instructional routine that accelerates students abilities to lift words off the page and capture them in reading and writing. This session does the following:

• Explain why words must be mapped, not memorized

• Showcase the theory and research behind orthographic mapping

• Give instructional routines to build readers’ sight word identification

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The session will be recorded and available to registrants who cannot attend live.  Although we encourage live attendance so that you can participate in the Q&A and experience the event with fellow educators!