Orthographic Mapping Does it make sense? The research I am writing about from the six articles I have read, and the information I have learned, has informed me of a tremendous amount of knowledge that can be used by the orthographic mapping reading process, in ways I cannot fully explain here due to ongoing research in this area. However, I can refer to the research that runs side by side throughout the articles, which I believe constitutes an important technique that will undoubtedly be a useful teaching mechanism for all teachers with poor reading skills and for students. Early Prevention of Reading Difficulties Prevention of reading difficulties must be detected and identified in the early stages of the child's development. “Research over the past twenty years has shown that most reading difficulties can be corrected” (Kilpatrick 2011). According to research, it appears that reading difficulties can be diagnosed and an intervention plan established early in a child's education. The educational institution just needs to realize this and come to terms with a plan and practice to implement. According to a study by Vellutino (1996) conducted a study in which first grade students followed an intensive intervention program and the results proved to be very good: approximately 68% benefited from the intervention and continued to do so for a year After. One of the inventions focuses on site recognition where students can instantly recognize a set of words. This was further explained in an article by Linnea Ehri (Learning to Read Words: Theory, Results and Problems). Research was conducted here because educators were looking for evidence to make decisions about reading instruction for their students. Ehri did a study… middle of the paper… become aware of this or at least keep an eye out for any problems that start to appear in the early stages of learning to read. I don't know if orthographic mapping can be overcome with surgery. But reading difficulties, according to all the research I have read so far, must be a start to combating this handicap with some of our children. According to Professor Kilpatrick and his article on learning to spell, he had stated that “research has shown that we can prevent or correct most reading difficulties (Kilpatrick 2011). Now our educators must take note of this and use all the techniques at their disposal to use in their teaching to learn to read for our children. Perhaps they should start by reading Professor Kilpatrick's article and understand the need to use all available research in their classrooms.