Spelling Clouds®

There are an overwhelming number of phoneme-to-grapheme correspondences, making the method of teaching children to explore the 'whole code' vitally important. Teachers who can deduce the potential correspondences of pseudo words are better equipped to teach phoneme and grapheme mapping effectively. This is due to their comprehensive understanding of English spelling patterns and its opaque orthography. For instance, the word 'sut' can be pronounced in over 100 ways, each using legitimate correspondences.