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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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ChathamSpecEdTeacher C. –
Great Resource
WORKSHEET PORTAL –
My students loved checking the word wall to check the sound they should be making . The pictures really helped . Thanks for creating this resource.
Whitney W. –
Great resource! Thank you!
Jamie B. –
Great resource to use in the classroom. Also highly recommended by an SLP!
Maleah P. –
This resource is perfect for people who are new to sound walls. I had no idea where to start and this resource was wonderfully organized and easy to use.
Kristy Matooke –
I am an intervention teacher and have been learning this year about how to use these sound walls and absolutely love the fact that this resource has pictures of how the mouth looks while producing the sounds. I have just put it up in my room, and am so excited to use it way more in the next coming years. Thank you so much for making this resource.
Laura M. –
My students loved unlocking new sounds. They refer to the wall to help with spelling.
True North Primary Resources –
Love this resource! As a new teacher, it helped me to create my sound wall with ease.
Jennifer Hamilton –
This was SO helpful for me! Instead of having to re-create the wheel, this resource was already done for me. It saved me time and hit every standard I needed to monitor.
Cynthia R. –
Excellent sound wall
Creating Inclusion In Elementary –
I have this resource in my classroom for the first time this year. It has been really helpful to have the students see what the mouth shape looks like and pair it with a sound. I really enjoy using this in my special education classroom because I can tie it to many of my student speech/articulation goals. I am excited to keep using it next year with other students.
sabrina G. –
Great resource for my kids to use in the classroom!
Thank you. 🙂
Sarah M. –
Wearing a mask or visor while teaching phonics makes it challenging for the children to see the way the sounds are formed. I also like having these cards posted for the children to refer back to as we are writing.
Tiffany B. –
Having a sound wall instead of a word wall has been incredible for my students and I. I love this resource and all of the different materials that come with it! It is diverse in the different pictures which I love. All of the support with how to use it has been very helpful as well.
Ruby Uhart (verified owner) –
I absolutely love this! I love everything on Mrs. Winter’s website! I have a feeling this is where my paycheck is going. Thank you so much for these resources!
Jenifer R. –
This is an amazing resource
SHEILA F. –
What a great, ready to use, resource. I love that it ha real pictures of the sound mouth formations!
Britany R. –
I have this up in my Title I room to help teach students the sounds letters make. This sound wall has made a huge difference in learning the sounds. Students focus on how their mouth should look and feel when making the specific sound we are learning. I notice it makes a difference in speech students as well. Thank you for such a wonderful resource!
Laura H. –
I use this in my reading intervention classroom! I love the mouth shape photographs so students can see how their mouth should be formed! Thank you!
Tammy Biegner –
Love this resource.