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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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Linda G. –
My students love using this resource as we are beginning our adventure into sound walls instead of word walls. Thank-you for this awesome resource.
Tammy D. –
One of the better purchases I have made. We use this Sound Wall daily for the last 2 years. We enjoy unlocking the new sounds we are learning and using it when we are sounding out words. I especially love the real world photos of children’s mouths saying the sound. I will use this resource yearly!! Great purchase!!!
Darlene A. –
My students loved using this resource. It really was helpful for them.
karen W. –
Good resource and many opportunities to differentiate as needed for my students.
nat D. –
Thank you! My class enjoyed this resource!
Abbye S. –
I keep my sound wall up year round and i LOVE that the kids can just look back at the wall if they need any help! Thank you so much! 🙂
heymrskim –
I’m happy with my purchase! It’s a great resource!
Tonya P. –
This bundle includes everything you need (and more!) to construct the sound wall that is just right for you in your classroom. I love the actual photos of children’s mouths.
Amy W. –
I love this Sound Wall bundle! My students really enjoyed “unlocking” a new letter/sound.
Laura W. –
I just got this printed and am so excited to put it up and try it with my class this year!
Margaret A. –
This resource has been very helpful with my second grade students.
Elizabeth M. –
This is a great activity to do during independent centers to reinforce skills and during small group with a teacher.
Lori S. –
It takes work and intention to make a sound wall not just a decoration on the wall, but if you do it is amazing! My students used it a lot when spelling and I used it when introducing a new phoneme. I love the diverse real pictures.
joanna P. –
A+ resource. I used with mu students in small groups and centers.
heather S. –
I can’t wait to use these with my first graders this year! The directions on how to use this was very easy to follow because there is a lot! A great resource!!
Allison V. –
Great resource! I use this is my class to go with my UFLI lessons. Thank you!
Kimlyn F. –
This resource is great, but realize you have to do a lot of printing, cutting and laminating prep work. Of course this is true with any TPT digital resource. Having said this, the resource is all inclusive and provides you with everything you need to make a sound wall that is ready to use with your students.
Caroline K. –
A great resource that my students thoroughly enjoyed using. Thank you 🙂
Monique G. –
Perfect sound wall!! I love using the resource. The kids enjoy adding new sounds.
Amanda S. –
I wanted to try a sound wall this year, and this resource was perfect! I love how the sounds are broken up into sections and there were pictures of the mouth for correct pronunciation.