Mapped Words®: Speedie Readies, Spelling, and Universal (IPA-Aligned) Pronunciation of English Words that Support English Leaners from birth.
Phonemies®, pronounced /f əʊ n iː m i: z/, are IPA aligned Speech Sound Monsters® that show the word mapping code.
What are Mapped Words®?
This can begin from birth, because children do not need to know graphemes before they can benefit from seeing how words work. Children are already processing speech sounds long before they are taught letters, and this early speech sound processing is exactly where many at-risk children struggle. By showing how spoken words are structured, and later how those speech sounds connect to spelling and meaning, we support the foundations that reading and spelling depend on. This makes it a powerful stand-alone support for children at risk of later reading difficulty, even before formal phonics begins, because it strengthens speech sound processing and prepares the brain for word learning rather than waiting for failure to appear. This is also the ideal support for children who are learnng English as a second language (ESL) or, as is also known, EALD (English as an Additional Language or Dialect)
Parents train with us and are supported at SpeedieWordMapping.com
Simone, SA
“My son is OBSESSED with the Speech Sound Monsters. He sleeps with the cards under his pillow. He knows over 120 sight words already. He's 4. I now tell every parent I meet to start learning the Monster sounds asap. Especially for tricky words"
Meghan James, QLD
"We started learning the Monster Sounds with Sasha when she was 2, not really understanding how it all works. Her brother had learnt with SSP in Prep. She's now reading the Village With Three Corners series and doesn't even start school for 12 months!"
Jodi, Australia
“After 20+ years as a primary teacher I've never seen anything like this. We use the Speech Sound Pics approach for phonics but don't need to teach high frequency words in class anymore, we have a Speedie Sight Words station and they learn the monster Mapped Words with their friends. They beg for extra time there. Can't recommend it highly enough ”
The Missing Piece the Reading Wars Never Solved: Showing the Code and Storing the Word
Join Emma Hartnell-Baker to build the largest Mapped Word Bank in the world.
Show the Code with Mapped Words®, where speech sounds, spelling, and meaning are made visible and actively bonded through the Speedie Word Mapping Spelling Routine. There are no restrictions - every word of English orthographically mapped. Each word is Code Mapped® so graphemes are clear, sound values are shown using Phonemies® aligned to the Universal Spelling Code (IPA), and meaning is supported, enabling words to be stored in the orthographic lexicon rather than memorised. This is Word Mapping Mastery®, powered by MyWordz® technology, supporting self-teaching for all learners and providing essential support for dyslexic learners. Ask about Speedie Readies and Speedie Spelling, and Show the Code with words mapped for reading, spelling, and long-term storage.
Parents and teachers come to workshops to learn the Speedie Spelling Routine. This strengthens phonemic awareness and phonolocial working memory, and bonds the word into the orthographic lexicon (the brain's word bank). Before teaching children to use the Speedie Spelling Routine they need to be able to do it. Parents and tutors can train with Emma Hartnell-Baker online at SpeedieWordMapping.com
Parents train with us and incoporporate the Phonemies (Speech Sound Monster) Sounds into daily life from birth, showing how speech and print connect in a way that toddlers understand.
Children are shown the code. To support instant recognition in the future, when the code is not shown, and to spell the word correctly, the word needs to be stored in the orthographic lexicon.
If you are a parent or tutor all you need to do, to get started, is watch a 2 hour training video!
They map words speech-to-print
They map words print-to-speech
We teach parents and teachers
what phonemic awareness is!
They start using Duck Hands
Even in term 1 of reception children 'follow the Monster Sounds to Say the word
The routine bonds speech sounds, spelling and meaning
in the orthographic lexicon
We introduce the Spelling Routine at any age and stage - without
Phonemies first if not yet known.
This child is dyslexic. They have memorised the spelling of wanted and know what it means, but they are not bonding the speech sounds (/w ɒ n t ɪ d/), the spelling (w a n t e d), and the meaning, because the speech sound component is missing. When the brain is required to identify the speech sounds first, self-teaching can begin.
Most children are taught phonics, but the code they are shown is limited. As a result, seeing the <a> confuses this learner, and the <e> also causes difficulty, because in phonics they have been taught that these graphemes usually represent other sounds. The routine supports the child to bond the speech sounds, spelling, and meaning for that specific word.
This clip was sent by someone training to tutor using this approach and it was a great share, as we could then talk about accents.
Phonemies - Speech Sound Monsters - Show the Speech Sounds of English
