Making Words Stick - Molly Ness

The average reader instantly recognizes 30,000 to 70,000 words--with no need to sound them out. How does that happen? Through a process called orthographic mapping. This book explains the process by which readers embed words into their long-term memories, and the instruction necessary to help K-5 students do just that. Teachers will learn how to connect decoding, encoding, and meaning through a four-step, research-based, classroom-tested routine that accelerates students' abilities to lift words off the page and capture them in reading and writing. \n \nThe average reader instantly recognizes 30,000 to 70,000 words--with no need to sound them out. How does that happen? Through a process called orthographic mapping. This book explains the process by which readers embed words into their long-term memories, and the instruction necessary to help K-5 students do just that. Teachers will learn how to connect decoding, encoding, and meaning through a four-step, research-based, classroom-tested routine that accelerates students' abilities to lift words off the page and capture them in reading and writing.\n \nEducator Takeaways: \n \n- No more rote memorization of words-this routine makes words stick permanently so students spend less time and energy decoding, more time reading.\n \n- Provides the missing link for K-2 teachers who must teach foundational skills and who need to accelerate older striving readers.\n \n- Includes classroom videos that show the four-part routine in action, and downloadable tools to implement it.\n \n- Can be integrated with any K-5 reading curriculum to provide a stronger foundation for kids.\n