In England, the USA, and Australia, approximately 1 in 3 children start school with speech and language challenges. At least 1 in 4 become instructional casualties, unable to read by age 11. In England alone, the number of homeschooled children has reached over 111,700 as of autumn 2024, reflecting a 21% increase from the previous year. In Australia, the figure exceeds 45,000, and in the USA, an estimated 3.7 million students are homeschooled. Combined with the ongoing Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Speech, Language, and Communication (SLC) crisis—affecting millions of children globally—this highlights the urgent need for systemic change in how we support learners.

Take control of your child’s happiness and confidence—support their language and literacy learning before they even start school with MyWordz® tech, featuring the world’s first speech sound keyboard for toddlers: MySpeekie®! Discover Word Mapping Mastery, a ground-breaking book that challenges the one-size-fits-all synthetic 'print first' phonics programmes, many of which rely on scripted instruction and fail to address the unique needs of each child. Instead, we embrace 'schema-driven' learning and start from what children already know. ie speech! Personalised learning is at the heart of everything 'Miss Emma' advocates for, empowering parents and educators to support every child’s journey to reading and spelling success.

Children may want to learn differently—using words they care about and through personalised discovery mapping. They can type in speech sounds using Phonemies and watch the word appear—then explore the letters! They’ve already chosen the words! We also want children to be able to look at the WHOLE word, figure it out by 'following the monster sounds' and THEN check out the mapped letters. 

Word Mapping Mastery was written by ‘Miss Emma,’ the Neurodivergent Reading Whisperer®, who has a long track record of managing ‘outstanding’ nurseries—enough to be appointed to inspect for OFSTED—and proven success in guiding schools towards whole-school reading for pleasure (with improved literacy outcomes as demonstrated via NAPLAN). Known for her outspoken and fierce advocacy for children and for equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), Emma’s results speak for themselves—she is urging school leaders to take a 'child first' approach - and that means choosing a 'sounds first phonics' approach, and embrace differentiation. 

Change within education can be excruciatingly slow when the focus isn’t on what teachers and children want (and need).
Emma Hartnell-Baker’s methods are not only liberating and empowering for children but also for teachers who crave autonomy, the ability to have fun with children, and a focus on word mapping for meaning and pleasure. The best people to ask why SHOWING them the code is so powerful are the children themselves. Phonemies make learning to communicate, read, and spell easier for all. They reduce cognitive load and ensure that every child can succeed. 
They make sense of the written code. 

Read the Intro Chapter for Free Here!