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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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Heather S. –
This resource has made a difference in the way my students understand sounds and very beneficial to student writing.
Alicia S. –
Love it! This is a great product that was very helpful for my students!
Ashley Gruss –
This product works great in coordination with the science of reading. I have found it helpful for myself as well when teaching my students letter sounds.
Yocheved W. –
Sound Wall with Mouth Pictures – Science of Reading Aligned is a great resource!
Linda K. –
Love this resource! The pictures of the mouths are clear and make it easy for the students to imitate.
Jessica W. –
The mouth picture cards being multicultural is what really sold me on this resource. It reflects my students, has wonderful picture cues to demonstrate the phonetic sound and my students LOVED adding words that matched the sounds for each phonetic card.
Rita S. –
Students use the sound wall to differentiate between how they should pronounce words and the shape of their mouth.
Robin S. –
I love this resource. My students found it very engaging.
Camille F. –
This sound wall is amazing. I use it with my students daily.
Lindsay V. –
WOW WOW WOW! I cannot stop saying WOW! This sound wall offers so many ways to customize for your students needs. I also love all the options included AND how Christina walks you though how to use the different options. If you want a sound wall – this is honestly the way to go! Thank you so much!!
Christina –
Wow wow wow!! your feedback really means the world to me! Thank you for making my day Lindsay!
Jennifer A. –
I replaced my word wall with a sound wall finally. My students are using it more frequently and understand the connection between the sounds and the printed letters.
Susan Riebman –
The kids really benefited from this. Very useful. Thank you!!
Kim M. –
This resource supports students’ ability to map out words.
Waggy Tails –
This sound wall is amazing! We use it daily and the pictures are diverse too.
Emilia P. –
This was such a huge help in helping me to start using a sound wall. I love the pictures used and all of the different options available to make the sound wall work in my space. Thank you!
chelsea H. –
I have loved using this resource! I will definitely use again!
shauna B. –
I’m new to sound walls and this resource is very helpful. My kids can see how their mouth should look to make the sound and their sounds are produced better than they ever have been!
1Teacher2Idiomas –
Great product and super helpful in multiple classroom settings!
Trisha Langley (verified owner) –
The Sound Wall resource has driven my instruction every week. When I learned about the science of reading this resource was exactly what I wanted to use. My students use this display all the time. Good by word wall , hello sound wall.
The Teacher From 202 –
This resource is an awesome sound wall that is well put together! The mouth pictures are a perfect supplement to use to teach the mouth formation for each letter.