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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Kelsie Scott –
I really liked this resource! Just so many pieces and so little time! LOL
Brenda Baker (verified owner) –
This is an excellent resource to go along with your training. I am using it to create a virtual background I can refer to as I teach. Thank you for your hard work to make this understandable and user-friendly.
Mandy S. –
I am excited to use the sound wall and vowel valley in my classroom this school year. Such a great resource to help implement the science of reading.
kelley F. –
Started this at the end of last school year with my small group! I can’t wait to start with my whole class this year.
Maricruz Gutierrez –
Thank you! This is such a great resource and I like that there is such a diversity with the students pictures.
Susan W. –
Love the sound cards especially that they respresent varied children! I like the sound cards as well! Great job! What a great resource!
maria C. –
Excellent resource! With the teaching approach shifting to the science of reading this is an excellent model to use.
Colleen Floyd (verified owner) –
This will be my second year teaching with the sounds wall and the kids loved it last year! I can’t wait to be more explicit with it after watching another training!
Kathia R. –
Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much!
Megan F. –
Hello!! First, thank you for the wonderful resource! I am trying to print it all out for my classroom, however I am having some difficulty. For the keyword pictures (as an example), I only want to print option 1 but it’s not allowing me to edit the downloaded file so I only have option 1 present. It says I need a password to edit. Not sure if you can help with that or not. Please let me know & I’ll keep trying! 🙂
Christina –
Hi Megan,
Thanks for your purchase, I’m sorry you are experiencing difficulty. There is no password needed to open and print this resource. I would recommend downloading the file again, saving to your computer then unzipping the folder and opening the PDF in your Adobe reader.
If you still have trouble feel free to email me for help! -Christina
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Pam B. –
Great resource!
Erin F. –
This is a new addition for my remedial reading classroom. I have had a much less organized version of a sound wall up for years and cannot wait to implement this new one.
Ariana T. –
Alligned with SOR. Large enough for students to see on a bulletin board.
Ashley L. –
Love this product!
Denisha O. –
Thank you for making this sound wall easy to follow. I love all of the pictures, especially the ones where you can see how to make the sounds.
Nikki Williams –
This is a great resource for my kindergarten classroom! Thank you!
Sarah H. –
Thanks!
Michael I. –
This is a great resource for all students. Since Covid and wearing masks, this was a great way to teach the correct mouth shape/formation in making sounds. Great resource with ESL students as well.
Amy C. –
This is SO helpful to teach letter sounds! The pictures help kiddos understand where sounds are made… so priceless for my kiddos with speech issues!
Flippin’ for First –
Best sound wall I found.