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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Molly L. –
Cannot wait to use this new resource
LaDina W. –
Wonderful visuals for my esol students.
Heather Stover (verified owner) –
This is a fabulous resource to align with the SOR. I love the multicultural mouth photos. This file includes tons of resources to choose from to fit your needs. My kids love using the sound wall as a resource while we are in small group and have gotten excited to “unlock” the next sound we’re going to learn.
Tracy E. –
I’m very pleased with this product. We’ve just begun to use it, and my students are already interacting with it… checking the wall and looking at the faces for each of the sounds.
Larissa B. –
Great resource. I have only used it with last years class. This year’s class is just not ready and have a lot of needs so I haven’t used it. Planning on organizing myself to use it again next year! I love how it integrates with Jolly Phonics.
Amy F. –
This is exactly what I had been looking for! I have a students that have so many splintered skills and this has made a HUGE difference. My primary team loves it and has seen a huge difference with my students in their classes. It is engaging for my littles but not too young for my 6th graders.
Jane S. –
Love this sound wall, I had already been using the personal (file folder size) with my intervention students and they love it. Great resource!
Katie and Alissa –
This has been a fabulous way to make the switch from a word wall to a sound wall. All resources needed were included. Fantastic resource – I would recommend to anyone!
Christine C. –
This is my first year using a sound wall. This resource has allowed me to set up a wall that my students can see and use. It is very well thought out. Thanks
Emily L. –
It is a lot of prep work to get the sound wall going but once it’s printed and put together it is a great resource. It can be a bit overwhelming but Christina did a great job putting this all together.
Fredericks Firsties –
This is a great resource to introduce phonics skills to children.
Mark W. –
The resource is as expected and a good tool to use with phonics.
Liz M. –
Such a helpful resource for my students
Jill N. –
This is a great resource. My students are confusing the short vowel sounds. These cards helped them immensely. Thank you!
Duane S. –
Perfect for implementing the science of reading with any curriculum!
Learning with Roots & Wings –
Excellent resources; I use it every day! Thank you for sharing!
Cheyann W. –
This was super engaging for my students. Very easy to use and set up.
Leticia A. –
I love this product
Wild Wild Wiggins –
Very good
Jacqueline S. –
LOVE this resource! The diversity within the picture sound cards was great. This resource includes whole class and individual reference pages that the students were able to use in the classroom and at home. Thank you for creating this awesome resource.