Speedie Word Mapping

Speed matters because delays in word mapping have cumulative consequences at every stage of schooling. In Reception and KS1, Speedie Readies prioritises speed to prevent the Dyslexia Paradox by supporting children before gaps widen and before they develop coping strategies that mask difficulty rather than resolve it. Early fluency in mapping speech to print reduces the need for later intervention and protects engagement, confidence, and mental health at a point when attitudes to learning are being formed.

In KS2, Speedie Spelling focuses on speed because pupils cannot leave Year 6 unable to map words with fluency. Slow or effortful word mapping limits comprehension and places an unsustainable load on working memory. As curriculum demands increase sharply in KS3, pupils must be storing large numbers of words in the orthographic lexicon to read and spell efficiently across subjects. Without fluent word mapping, they struggle to cope with the volume and complexity of language required, placing access to the secondary curriculum at risk. Unfortunately, synthetic phonics programmes only cover a limited number of GPCs, and this is not enough to read and spell at grade level.