The Word Mapping Strategy is a strategy designed to teach students how to identify word parts, specify the meaning of word parts, and then predict the meaning of words based on their understanding of the meaning of the word parts. Students are given a Pretest to assess their current skills and then the strategy is described and modeled by the teacher. Once the teacher has modeled the strategy once, the teacher and students should move on the guided practice and then independent practice with feedback. Once the students appear to be secure with the strategy, they will be given a post-test and then followed-up by the teacher to ensure generalization.
