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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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Veronica Castillo (verified owner) –
Great resource! I can’t wait to use it this year with my first graders.
Molly S. –
Great resource!
Cyndy Lopresti –
Great resource!
Alexzandria B. –
The perfect sound wall!
Shannon Krause –
Hands down the very best thing I’ve incorporated into student learning! I love to see their little light bulbs click on when they know a letter combination on the wall for the sound their mouth is making. So many thanks for this treasure! I will use it year after year.
Bettyann Spiech (verified owner) –
Very excited to utilize this resource in my small classroom. I know the students will use this visual to solidify their learning!
Anita Collier (verified owner) –
This resource is so perfect – it made my life much easier when I decided to put up sound walls.
Mary S. –
This resource is exactly what I needed for my classroom. The pictures are engaging, and I love that they are not cluttered with distracting extras. This will push my students to the next level.
Heather’s Heart –
Such an amazing resource! Thank you so much!
Christina G. –
I love everything about this sound wall! You have the most amazing resource! Thank you for all that you do!
4 Ever a Teacher –
Exactly what I needed. Thank you!
Corinthian Hughes –
This is an amazing resource! It was the perfect visual display that I needed for my students (especially since we started out wearing mask and they could not physically see my mouth).
melinda W. –
Excellent resource! I just finished LETRS training and learned all about sound walls and their value. This is exactly what I was looking for!
Lisa S. –
Amazing resource!
jesslance27 (verified owner) –
I love this resource!!! Christina has awesome products that are relevant and up-to-date!!!
Thank you.
Alysha J. –
I enjoyed having this resource up on my walls this last school year. My students really took to identifying sounds and spelling with this resource.
Rose F. –
Love the real pictures showing mouth placement for each sound
Wendy B. –
Love the photo picture of the mouth positions and the additional resources.
Jeffrey Voreis –
A great resource for the word/ sound wall.
Sonia D. –
Really powerful!