E35

34. Orthographic Mapping, Sight Words & High-Frequency Words: What Every Teacher Should Know

From Literacy in Color · Hosted by Michelle Sullivan

2025-04-29·20:07

Episode summary

In this episode of Literacy in Color: In this solo episode of Literacy in Color , we’re cutting through the confusion around sight words, high-frequency words, and orthographic mapping . You’ll get a clear, research-backed understanding of how the brain actually learns words — and why traditional memorization strategies just don’t cut it.

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In this solo episode of Literacy in Color , we’re cutting through the confusion around sight words, high-frequency words, and orthographic mapping . You’ll get a clear, research-backed understanding of how the brain actually learns words — and why traditional memorization strategies just don’t cut it. Michelle breaks down why every word "wants to…