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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Jessica H. –
This resource has helped me to strengthen my phonics instruction during reading and writing time.
Shakti B. –
This was such a great resource very helpful for my students who need extra help with speech. The visual really helps them see how to move their mouth and what to feel for.
alvina M. –
This resource supports my second students in building their decoding skills. The posters are posted on the wall for their reference. They also have copies in their homework binders to help them with their homework tasks.
Dena A. –
There is so much here to choose from! I used much of it to make a vowel valley wall and my kiddos love looking to it for information!! Thanks!
Jessica L. –
This resource has been very useful in my classroom! My students have been able to learn their sounds so well and I made mini ones for each of my students to keep with them so they are able to reference whenever they want! My students even enjoy learning their sounds more now.
Josephine M. –
I loved implementing these sound cards in my Kindergarten classroom. I was able to show my students how letter sounds should look coming out of their mouths. This was very helpful for my speech serviced students.
Sarah Thompson-Samec –
This is a great resource for the classroom!
Rhonda A. –
Great resource!! Could use a little diversity though!
Alicia G. –
Excellent resource to help students learn sounds.
Kara C. –
My students are loving the sound wall
Richelle S. –
I use this to introduce a new sound and have the sound wall displayed in my classroom.
Learning and Laughing with Miss Smith –
Truly an amazing sound wall! It has EVERYTHING I could need. The only downside is that it’s a lot of prep work and takes a lot of time to set up initially, but the cost-saving compared to an already made sound wall is worth it! I highly recommend this file to anyone who teaches kids how to read.
LoveLit –
I love this resource! It’s been so helpful this year.
Amanda M. –
This is such a great resource with so many options. Let’s be honest…it is also a HUGE time saver when you want to give your kids best practices and don’t have time to create. The pictures are amazing. The only thing I wish is that there was a way to make the mouth pictures an 8x10ish size. The only open wall I have is a bit from us and I would love for the kids to see the mouth pictures better. I would highly recommend this product. Thanks!
Christina –
Hi Amanda, Thank you so much for your purchase and your kind feedback. Be on the lookout for an update, I’m creating digital files that you can project with audio that may help have bigger pictures! – -Christina
Jana J. –
Love this resource!
Jennie T. –
This is a beautiful and well-organized resource – thank you so much!
Cindy S. –
Fantastic Resource!
Erin R. –
Love using this as a reminder for how similar sounds are and keeping track of sounds I’ve explicitly taught!
LeAnn M. –
My students love having this up and having their personal wall to use. The locks make it fun and engaging and they cannot wait to unlock a new sound.
Where are the word cards located for printing, that you have on your picture?
Christina –
HI LeAnn,
There are 2 versions of the keyword cards included in the bundle. When you open the folder look for PDF #4 Keyword Picture Cards.
Let me know if you have any other questions, I’m so happy your students love the sound wall too!
-Christina
Pam K. –
We are just getting started. Our walls are up. I know that I need to focus more on it so that my kids use it. We love the mouth pictures and talking about how we make each letter.