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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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Jennifer Haislip –
Excellent resource!
Clemmy’s Classroom –
This is an absolute wonderful resource!! I did find it a bit overwhelming for kindergarten so I had to eliminate bits and pieces.
Linda T. –
I love this product!
Sheri F. –
These are amazing! Great tool.
Alessandra V. –
I have this in my resource room! It has been helpful in providing a spelling visual.
Melissa Larusso –
The pictures are the perfect addition to my sound wall. My students have said they see themselves in the pictures.
Katie Christensen –
Incredible! Thank you for creating this- I cannot imagine the time and effort it took.
Mary F. –
We use this sound wall multiple times a day and not just during phonics. The mouth pictures are clear and easy to see. Fantastic amount of items in this bundle.
Thank you!
Mikayla H. –
Great resource for my first graders!
Irasema V. –
Sound wall looks amazing!! Students are used to turning and using the visuals.
Jen B. –
This resource is easy to use…I am new to sound walls and this is very user friendly.
Katie S. –
Great resource!
Little Human Resources –
Warning this is a pain to set up but it is so worth it. I use it every day with my students. When we intro a new sound, when we don’t know a sight word. It goes great with Speech to Print and is easy for students to understand. I use the mouth cards, the sound card, and the single phonogram cards–that way as we learn it I can flip it over and the kids get so excited. (I could see this working well in Kinder up to 2nd)
Amanda N. –
Love this!
Lorena N. –
Great way to include diversity in the classroom to add to our Sound Wall.
susan S. –
I love this resource, but please add more pictures of students with darker skin tones. These pictures do not reflect my school community.
Theresa Hudson –
Thank you
Simple Primary Resources –
This looks amazing on my wall and I using during every phonics lesson. I printed them in color on card stock. I was worried laminating them could cause a glare.
Curated Minds –
I love this wall! My students love this wall! It is a great resource to have. My students constantly refer to it.
Elizabeth M. –
This resource is perfect for my prep students, especially with the photos of the mouth for correct pronunciation. I also love how the sounds are broken up into sections.