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This Sound Wall with Mouth Pictures & Sound Wall Locks is a comprehensive, Science of Reading-aligned tool designed to help students master phoneme awareness and phonics. Unlike traditional word walls, this sound wall organizes words by sounds (phonemes) rather than alphabetical order, providing students with a more effective reference when reading and spelling. With mouth articulation pictures representing diverse children and sound wall locks to secure student engagement, this resource offers an interactive, research-based approach to phonics instruction.
The sound wall includes all the materials needed to systematically teach phonemes, making it perfect for educators who want to align their instruction with Science of Reading best practices, such as those suggested by LETRS. Whether used in print or digitally via Google Slides, this resource offers versatility in the classroom.
What’s Included:
- Large Sound Spelling Cards (10.5 x 5.3)
- Small Sound Spelling Cards (8 x 5.1)
- Phoneme Cards with mouth articulation photos (featuring diverse children)
- 47 Word Lists and Sound Formation Info Cards
- Sound Wall Locks and instructional video
- Sound Spelling Picture Cards (2 versions)
- Phoneme Group Labels and Bulletin Board Headers
- Virtual Interactive Sound Wall (Google Slides)
- Phoneme-Grapheme Dictionary
- Sound Card Alphabet Line
You can easily print the materials at a smaller scale to create a portable sound wall, perfect for small group instruction or individual student use.
Student Materials Include:
- Personal Sound Wall Vowel Valley Printables (4 versions)
- Consonant Printable Chart (8 versions)
- A-Z Sound Spelling Chart (3 versions in color and black/white) for student folders
- Alphabet Chart (color and black/white)
- My ABC Dictionary
- Build Your Own Sound Wall Activity
This Science of Reading-aligned sound wall is an essential tool for teaching phoneme-grapheme correspondence, improving reading and writing fluency, and fostering independent literacy skills. Perfect for both whole-class and small-group instruction!
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sharon liston –
This is a lot of work to put together. Be prepared for some cutting and laminating.
Ariann T. –
This is up in my classroom and is so helpful in implementing evidence-based reading teaching.
Julia F. –
Amazing resource that makes creating a sound wall easy and fun for students!
Michelle L. –
I LOVE this resource! It aligns with my LETRS training and has amazing visuals for my students in second grade. It takes up a lot of space, but it is worth it.
Susan Cox –
I refer to this bulletin board everyday in my small group phonics lessons.
Mrs Wong in Fifth –
I love these sound wall pictures! They are great for teaching students their sounds, and helping them get to know how their mouth should be moving
Rashida Maynard –
I used this resource in my tutoring sessions. Great resource !!
Diane P. –
The mouth pictures are great and help the students “feel” the sounds.
Nicole D. –
This resource is very valuable. My students and I reference it often during instruction in the classroom. It is very helpful in helping the students remember the sounds we have learned!
thespoiledteacher (verified owner) –
I love this resource. I use a sound wall last year that I really liked and I was able to combine this one with that one to create my dream sound wall. The students love using the digital sound wall when they are writing because they can click on the sounds to hear them and make sure they have the right one!
Middle Grades Modified –
Great resource! Students have been engaged while using! Thank you!
Alyson S. –
This looks super cute in my classroom, and I love the mouth pictures that you have. This is my first year using a sound wall, and it was simple to set up.
Long Live Literacy –
Great visuals! The photographs of the mouths showing how sounds are made are perfect!
Courtney M. –
Perfect vowel valley to add to my classroom. The students love the pictures!
Mrs. Clifford’s Creations –
This is an excellent sound wall resource! It is not only pleasing to see on the wall, but it such a good tool to reinforce what is being taught in the classroom.
Kristin Evans –
The best sound wall. I love and appreciate the mouth pictures are real kid mouths instead of cartoons. Details for back of cards is very informative and helpful with lessons. Large print and colorful images are wonderful for identification and look great on the wall.
Second Grade Place –
I love, love, love this product. I highly recommend this purchase. ?
Michelle T. –
This was a great resource to add to my Kindergarten class. I printed and displayed it on my large wall and when I introduced a feature, I “reveled it” to the students. Thank you for the colored, real life pictures that go with each sound.
Jennifer K. –
Loved having this resource as a reference for students as well as myself.
Maeghan Robertson –
This is a wonderful resource! Easy to navigate and put together as well as so much information about Sound Walls, how/why to use them. I also visited the blog for more detail and was so impressed! Thank you for a great resource!