The Reading League Maine
The Reading League Maine

September 30, 2025 Event with Dr. Molly Ness - Making Words Stick: The What and How of Orthographic Mapping

Sep

30
Sep 30

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Zoom

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


Click herefor the Scholastic book link.


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!

General Admission
Free
There is no fee for this event, but you must register to receive the Zoom link. The Zoom link will be sent to you the day of the event.
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