More About This Resource
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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Jen Houghton –
This is a great replacement to the word wall I have been using for years. I’m so glad I found it! In light of the science behind reading, we are learning the value of knowing the phonemes to help our students with reading, writing & speaking. Our ELL students will greatly benefit from the use of sound walls. I love how the photo of the mouth formation is included in the sounds. Well done!
Christie S. –
This is a great resource to start with Sounds Walls. I will likely modify it a bit and substitute some pictures.
Christina –
Hey Christie! I’d love to hear feedback on something you’d change. I am updating the children’s mouth photos with diverse faces, coming soon! I’m also changing the short e cart to “edge” as some people pronounce egg as /agg/ Feel free to email me if there is something I can add to improve this resource for your students! Christina [email protected]
Tammie W. –
Thank you for this resource, you saved me a ton of time and money.
A Primary Paradise – Amanda Hilbrich –
Great resource!
Elizabeth J. –
This has been a great resource for students when they are trying to spell their words and can look at the pictures to help them.
Learning With Lauren – Elementary Resources –
I love how easy this made creating a sound wall in my classroom! I also liked the real pictures of faces as well as the clipart for examples.
Carmen M. –
The resource is good, it would be nice to have other ethnic faces pictured as well.
Christina –
UPDATED 5/5/21
Thanks for your patience, I just finished editing and uploading the new photos of diverse childrens’ mouths. I also replaced the image on the short e card from egg to edge. I’ve learned some people pronounce egg as /aig/ so edge is a better choice! Please download from your purchases to get the update!
Diverse faces coming soon! I hired a photographer and she is editing photos now, the new images will be added to the bundle for you to download soon! –Christina
Stephanie D. –
I am switching from a word wall to a sound wall and this is a wonderful resource! I cannot wait to use it with my students next year.
Delilah P. –
AMAZING!!!! I can’t say enough about this sound wall! My colleagues are raving about my new sound wall!
Doreen M. –
Great sound wall! I love the vocabulary cards! Thank you!
Megan T. –
I am currently working through the Texas Reading Academies are trying to promote and align my instruction with the science of teaching reading. This has been a wonderful addition to my classroom!
Stacy B. –
My students LOVE using the sound wall! TY!
Shawna D. –
I am in love with this wall. However, I really wish there were different ethnic faces represented for the articulation pictures.
Christina –
UPDATED: Diverse photos were added on 5/5/21 download again to get the update!
Hi Shawna, thanks for your feedback. I’ve hired a photographer and we shot photos of diverse mouths last week. As soon as the photos are edited they will be added to the bundle and you will get them by downloading from your purchases. Let me know if you have any questions! Christina
Lori Alford –
Very well made. Great resource!
Jordan S. –
I love this resource! Straight forward and ready to print and hang up!! It is so helpful for my students to be able to see actual mouth formation when making sounds!
Audra Z. –
So excited about using this next school year. I am already working on it now.
Ivy T. –
Thank you.
Lindsay L. –
This resource is very comprehensive with multiple options. I love the diverse pictures of the students’ mouths. This is an excellent update, thank you!
Christina –
UPDATED 5/5/21
Thanks for your patience, I just finished editing and uploading the new photos of diverse childrens’ mouths. I also replaced the image on the short e card from egg to edge. I’ve learned some people pronounce egg as /aig/ so edge is a better choice! Please download from your purchases to get the update!
The diverse mouth photos have been taken and are now being edited by the photographer! They should be added my May 1 to the resource depending on how quickly she gets them back to me! Thanks for your purchase! -Christina
Melissa B. –
I love Christina’s products and this one is no exception. There are so many helpful components to this sound wall and I am so glad pictures were provided, as well as a video, as this is my first year using a sound wall.
GNLE Learning Lab –
This REsource is AMAZING! Thank you so much for the work you put into it!