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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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Sheryl V. –
Love it
Patricia C. –
I love this Sound wall the pictures are great and the graphics are very colorful.
Toad-ally Awesome –
Very useful resource!
Christine K. –
I love this sound wall!
Verrica L. –
Thank you so much for the all the hard work, effort and creativity that you put into creating this great resource. The visuals are great and so far my students love it!
Sheila’s Schoolhouse –
I have loved having this up in my classroom this year! It really helps students think about how the sounds and letters are connected and exactly how they are producing the sounds with their mouths. So great!
Gail L. –
I love this wall! The sound wall has been especially useful after the last year as students have lost skills.
Miss Lofgren –
I find that these Sound Wall components are simple and doesn’t provide a lot of distraction which is what I like within my classroom.
Stefani M. –
Great visual
Mrs. Guyn’s Firstie Diaries –
I LOVE this resource and how good it looks in my room! There is quite a bit of prep time required so be ready for that. I just wish some of the options were more clearly marked in different files.. I accidentally prepped quite a few more resources than needed!
Brianna F. –
Very helpful with masks!! It allows the students to see how we should be making sounds. Love this!!
Chris W. –
Love having the vowel valley behind me when I am teaching phonics
Manuela Cothren –
I am a Reading Specialist. I have this on my wall for student reference.
Heather F. –
I teach K, so most of this wouldn’t be “revealed” at the beginning of the year as per the directions from the creator. I have started to reveal some of the letters as we have started to learn them.
Kelsey L. –
Great Resource!
Leah G. –
This year I am switching to SOR and using a sound wall and this resource has made my sound wall set up so easy!
Nerissa M. –
I was worried that my students would consider the illustrations to be too childish but they have found the pictures valuable to remember the sound. The students are quite engaged and have learned a lot during the past month. So glad this resource exists. It really helped me get started in this direction. NO regrets. 🙂
Lina P. –
Great product!
Amy N. –
Fantastic!!
FirstGradeBestGrade –
This had all the information, pieces and parts I needed to begin using a sound wall in my classroom. This author provides high quality resources and I have been impressed with all of them.