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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Jodi I. –
I love this resource except for two reasons … I cannot find a mouth picture to go with moon picture and the wh sound has /hw/ written on it.
TIFFANY W. –
I really love this sound wall. I have used it for both kindergarten and first grade. Great resource.
Ashley H. –
This resource was very helpful for my students! It goes along great without OG phonics program and is a great visual for the classroom
Purpose Fuels Passion –
This is a great resource to have in the room for my own reference as well as for students to reference. Visually its also set up in a way for students to understand the vowels and teams, and sounds letters make.
Darla C. –
I have used this in my classroom for the past two year and it is INCREDIBLE. I have learned so much about teaching sounds right along as my students learn them. I highly recommend this Sound Wall to all K-2 teachers. I could not imagine teaching phonics any other way.
Christy W. –
This product was very helpful.
Chris B. –
This was a great resource. I appreciate the update.
David M. –
This resource was perfect for my first and second grade reading intervention groups. Easy to set up and easy to use.
Mallory H. –
This is a fantastic bundle. I love the variety of pictures and sizes. It is a wealth of information.
Emily L. –
I was struggling to find a sound wall that I liked… Until I found this one! Thank you for this great resource with so many options and choices!
Brittany M. –
I looked around at various sound walls and settled on this one. Looks great; however, I’m struggling with some of the keyword picture cards and their placement. I’ve had it out on my floor 2 nights now and it’s like there are missing words. Is there a picture of a completed word wall using the keyword picture cards to reference?
Christina –
Hi Brittany,
Thank you for your purchase! There are keyword picture cards included for each sound spelling pattern listed on the sound cards. If you check out the Personal Student Sound Walls, pages 6 & 9 will list out all the keyword cards under each sound. I hope that helps! -Christina
Meagan Hawkins –
Thanks for providing this resource! It helps so much!
Sweet and Sunny Teaching –
Love Love Love this resource! It is a great resource.
Kim B. –
This was just what I was looking for! Thank you so much!
First Grade with Ms King –
My first grade students loved this resource. Thank you!
Michelle C. –
I appreciate the thoughtful link between the attractive and appealing poster with the scientific aspect.
Daphne N. –
I have this on my bulletin board and refer to it when teaching.
Aliyah P. –
I got so many compliments when my admin and other teachers would walk through my room and see my sound wall. My students referred to it constantly. I also love that the real world pictures are diverse.
Thuy W. –
Great visuals for my students during our phonics work. Thank you!
Riann H. –
Goes perfectly with the science of reading and a great visual.