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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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Nancy N. –
With COVID having landed us in a year and a half of instruction that was conducted via the internet, many students are missing out on their core phonics skills and abilities to hear the spoken sounds and pairing it with the letter symbol. Now that we are back in person, due to safety precautions that are much needed students aren’t able to see me say these sounds, how I move my tongue and lips to emphasize on specific sounds, etc. this sound wall has been such a tremendous help! It’s a labor of love to set up, but so fantastic once set up. I especially like the individual file folders that you can set up too.
John B. –
My favorite thing about this sound wall is the photos of the lips. They were so helpful because we are wearing masks in class. I refer to them all of the time!
Julia B. –
I had been searching for a sound wall since I began my SOR research journey. I am glad I chose this one. I love the real pictures! This has made a huge difference for my students in my kindergarten classroom. We haven’t gotten through it all yet, but it has been a game changer already!
Cindy D. –
Great visuals!
Kelsie M. –
I love this sound wall! So many options to fit the space you have and make it something you will actually use.
Magical Marvels of Teaching –
Thank you so much for sharing this. I had been toying with the idea of using a sound wall for the last few years, and I think it was a great choice to use one. My students find it very helpful and I would recommend this to anyone who is considering one!
Kari R. –
My students loved when I showed them the formation of the letters when they make their sound and asked them to do the sound. I would ask them to go over to the wall and practice and it was the cutest. I even recorded myself showing the parents that they need to watch the way the kids are forming their mouths when making the sounds of letters. I posted a video of myself , my silly face showing the parents what the kids mouths, lips and tongues should look like when they are making the letter sound. It worked and we are all on the same page. Thank you!
Melissa B. –
This resource is amazing!! It is user-friendly and engaging! So glad I invested in this Sound Wall!
Andrea B. –
Great Resource!
Learnin’ with da Keiki –
Love this resource!!
The Digital Workshop –
Thank you!
denise bencomo –
This is a great resource thank you so much for your hard work.
Bertha G. –
This is the only sound wall resource you will ever need, it has so much of what the other bundles offer in simpler formats.
Kindergarten Simplified –
What can I say, but I LOVE this visual! Thank you for creating such a great resource!
Kristin A. –
This is a great resource for students who need the visual cues to figure out the sounds letters make.
Bobbi Rans Kennedy –
Loved this resource for my classroom
Amy B. –
This product is great because it is backed by research, is student-friendly, and comes with additional information/options. The directions to implement are clear and students like the illustrations.
Janelle P. –
I have this bulletin board set up behind my reading table. The kids love looking at the pictures and checking themselves in the mirror to see if their mouth looks the same as they’re making the sounds. Has been very helpful to fill the gaps left by teaching phonics with a mask on.
Jessica K. –
Slowly getting this put together in our classroom. I love the real mouth pictures for kids to see how sounds are formed!
Nephtali B. –
This is a wonderful resource. Thank you for updating to include more skin complexions!