Hands-on Word Mapping Mastery
Training for Grownups!
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All grownups welcome, no teaching qualification or experience of teaching reading and spelling required!
Those who train with us join a community of parents, teachers, and related professionals dedicated to personalised learning, all united by an unwavering goal: ensuring every child not only learns to read but discovers the joy of reading for pleasure. It’s just a matter of helping them find the right books!
Those who train with The Reading Hut in 2025 will have access to the Village With Three Corners (1,2,3 and Away!) Teacher Handbook and the digital (and regularly updated) Word Mapping Mastery Handbook!
Word Mapping with Miss Emma
"Every child needs to learn it, so we might as well make it fun!"
Emma Hartnell-Baker holds a Masters Degree in Special Educational Needs and is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Reading. She trains SENDCos for specialist organisations such as PATOSS with Dr Grace Elliott who offers ADHD and Dyslexia Assessments.
Miss Emma has been training teachers in Australia for nearly a decade and holds dual nationality. Before moving to Queensland, she was an OFSTED Inspector and managed two 'Outstanding' nurseries. She also holds a BEd Hons with a specialism in the Early Years and is passionate about play-based, personalised learning—for both children and educators!
Those who train with 'Miss Emma' often leave sessions with a renewed excitement for effectively balancing systematic phonics instruction with discovery-based word mapping. Word Mapping revolves around connecting speech sounds, spelling and meaning. The Word Mapping Book will continue to evolve after its release, addressing every possible question a parent or teaching professional might have about the individual children under their guidance. Look out for linked clips that demonstrate chapter content and showcase Miss Emma as she identifies and overcomes learning barriers when working with children new to mapping 'Sound Pics' to 'Phonemies'!
As Miss Emma says, "There's so much more to Word Mapping than learning phonics. Word Mapping from birth changes lives."
Why We Map Words With and For Children
Team Training! Ideal for Teachers, SEN Specialists and Speech Therapists
3-Hour Workshop Agenda (Zoom/Teams)
For up to 10 participants 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Total Cost GB£795 / AU$1695 plus GST
Express an interest
9:00 - 10:30 | Session 1: The Foundations of Word Mapping
What is Word Mapping?
Introduction to Speech Sound Mapping Theory and its connection to Orthographic Mapping.
Understanding Speech Sounds and Phoneme Segmentation
Using ‘Duck Hands’ to demonstrate phoneme segmentation and blending.
How phonemic awareness underpins reading and spelling success.
How Skilled Readers Recognise Words
The role of automaticity in word recognition.
Connecting 'letters and sounds' and becoming aware of the issue of accents.
Incorporating Etymology and Morphology
How word origins and structures support learning beyond phonics.
Addressing Learning Variability
Why do some children thrive with synthetic phonics programmes while others struggle?
Predicting challenges for children and teachers in learning and teaching word mapping using SoundMap and WordMap Scan.
Mapping All Words Visually and Linguistically
Is there a universal code for mapping?
Introducing Phonemies and Sound Pics® as tools for teaching.
10:30 - 10:50 | Break
10:50 - 12:00 | Session 2: Practical Tools and Next Steps
Exploring the MyWordz® with MySpeekie® Tech
Developing Phonemic Awareness: A key predictor of reading and spelling difficulties.
Articulating English Phonemes: Supporting clear and accurate speech.
Interactive Word Play: Transforming speech sounds into written words using MySpeekie® (a versatile one-screen AAC device). Personalised word learning!
Recognising Grapho-Phonemic Structures: Aiding in decoding and encoding skills.
Exploring the Monster Spelling® Piano App
Building phonemic awareness with and without graphemes.
Learning letter formation and high-frequency GPCs systematically (aligned with the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check).
Understanding and spelling over 100 high-frequency words (e.g., said, was, because).
What’s Next?
Introduction to the Word Mapping Mastery Book. What is the Village with Three Corners?
Guidance on tailoring teaching strategies to meet individual needs.
We teach parents and teachers to articulate the 'Monster Sounds' and blend them into words. They do this throughout the day, to support phonemic awareness.
Start using Duck Hands and mapping
words visually and linguistically from
birth. We are growing readers!
Ideal for Parents of Young Children and Home Schooling Families
2-Hour Workshop Agenda (Zoom)
Express an interest
GB£49 / AU$99 plus GST per ticket
Hour 1: The Foundations of Word Mapping
What is Word Mapping?
Why is this different to 'phonics' - and how do we include this in daily life, from birth?
Understanding Speech Sounds and Phoneme Segmentation
Using ‘Duck Hands’ to demonstrate phoneme segmentation and blending.
How phonemic awareness underpins reading and spelling success, and defies dyslexia.
How Skilled Readers Recognise Words
Connecting 'letters and sounds' and becoming aware of the issue of accents!
Addressing Learning Variability
Predicting challenges for children and teachers in learning and teaching word mapping.
Mapping All Words Visually and Linguistically
Is there a universal code for mapping?
Introducing Phonemies and Sound Pics® as tools for discovery learning.
Hour 2: Practical Tools and Next Steps
Exploring the MyWordz® with MySpeekie® Tech
Developing Phonemic Awareness: A key predictor of reading and spelling difficulties.
Articulating English Phonemes: Supporting clear and accurate speech.
Interactive Word Play: Transforming speech sounds into written words using MySpeekie® (a versatile one-screen AAC device). Personalised word learning!
Recognising Grapho-Phonemic Structures: Aiding in decoding and encoding skills.
Exploring the Monster Spelling® Piano App
Building phonemic awareness with and without graphemes.
Learning letter formation and high-frequency GPCs systematically (aligned with the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check).
Understanding and spelling over 100 high-frequency words (e.g., said, was, because).
What’s Next?
Introduction to the Word Mapping Mastery Book. What is the Village with Three Corners?
Guidance on tailoring teaching strategies to meet individual needs.
