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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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Ishita R. –
Amazing resource! The kids love referring to it.
Krystal V. –
This is my first year using a sound wall and I loved this one! The students really enjoy when we unlock a new sound!
Christina Kennedy –
Great resource!
Christie A. –
This has been a great resource for a Bulletin Board updated to Sound Wall. The switch from word wall to sound wall has been influential in student’s learning. The diverse student pictures, word examples, and variety of options in this packet have been very helpful. Thank you for making this!
Cassandra Hill –
This has enhanced my Literacy tasks and student skills. The use of visuals and choice options were great. Thank you so much for this wonderful resource!
Kelly G. –
Great resource!
Jeanette F. –
Perfect for the classroom, students use it everyday
Jesslyn H. –
I love the sound wall. I had just purchased the pictures and went back and bought the entire unit.
Shere Wiebe –
I am so happy I purchased this. This sound wall has really made a difference in my classroom. My students love the mouth pictures for reference. Thank you!
Ari’s Kiddos –
This is exactly what I was looking for
Terry Lynn F. –
This has been a game changer with my class… It helps the students focus on their mouths and we are now working on long vowel sounds… it is amazing
Mercedes D. –
I really struggled to find articulation cue cards with real photographs and diverse pictures. Thank you for updating this to include more diversity!
Kathleen M. –
Loving having this sound wall up in my classroom. Thank you.
Jessica G. –
Love this sound wall! Has helped so much with my teaching of phonics and learning to read and write!
kristen C. –
Great reference for kids when doing sounds, especially with mouth placement. Love it in my class!
DEVON E. –
Great resource
Vickie B. –
Awesome
Sarah S. –
I love my new sound wall, easy to set up and print. It looks great. I know that it was updated to reflect more diverse students/faces, but I would have loved it even more if the diverse faces also included some much darker faces.
Jodie R. –
Great visual support, especially when masks are required.
Erin M. –
As soon as I started putting this up on the wall, my students were drawn to the pictures. Especially because we are still wearing masks in class, they like seeing the pictures of the mouths.
The step by step instructions, as well as additional resources, has made this extremely easy to implement.