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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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Harmony H. –
The sound wall engages my students. It gives them a place to look to help remember the letter-sound correspondences we have been working on in class.
Ashlee Anderson –
This sound wall set was everything I needed for my classroom
Selena E. –
It’s a lot of prep to get ready. Beneficial for students.
Michelle G. –
I really like this resource. My sound wall looks great and the kids love being able to use this resource when they are trying to spell. They can match what their mouth looks like with the pictures, especially the diagraphs. It has really helped my low kids.
Amber F. –
This is a great addition to our classroom.
Navvab R. –
This helps in the daily review of sounds and mouth formations, especially now taht we are using masks in school.
Organizing 3rd Grade –
great resource
stacey pasquale –
This resourse has been extremely helpful especially this year! The picture cards help my students to practice how their mouths should be to properly make each sound. They also can’t wait to unlock their new sounds! Thank you very much for all the time and effort you put into this product, it’s awesome!
Fun First Grade Adventures –
This resource is INCREDIBLE! Thank you so much!
Alicia Pinchin –
How did I ever teach without a sound wall! Thank you for an amazing, versatile product. The students love trying to guess who the pictures are! I also purchased the lessons to go along with this & they’ve been a lifesaver.
christie G. –
These cards are a life saver…..especially because we are still having to wear masks. I have students that will go look at the mouths to make sure they are pronouncing the sounds appropriately.
Jean K. –
This is more engaging than a word wall. It has helped tremendously with reading and writing in my classroom.
Deanna H. –
Great resource
Caitlin L. –
I love this sound wall and my students do to! It’s a great resource that helps me stay SOR alligned in my teaching!
Mrs. Price’s Kindergarten –
Fantastic resource! THANK YOU!
Alecia S. –
This has been so helpful now that my district has moved to using sound walls. Thank you!
Shelley H. –
Great resource to use when you don’t have wall space for a sound wall.
Francesca C. –
Students enjoy having a personal word wall at their disposal. They also enjoy looking at the sound wall and words in our classroom. They often refer to the position of their lips when we discuss sound creation.
Samantha H. –
This sound wall is great! I am constantly referring to it as I teach my 3rd graders spelling and work with my lower students on their phonics skills. I watch as my students refer to it on their own while completing work during the day.
Maribeth Wilkerson –
Thank you!