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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Climbing the Math Ladder –
I often feel like phonics, graphemes, and phonemes are done by 2nd grade, but I see that my 3rd graders need it every year (more and more these days). I’ve been interested in this for a while since I used to teach with sound cues and could see the benefits of knowing sounds so well. Our district started diving into sound walls last summer. Of course the trainings ended at 2nd grade. So I’ve been trying to do some research. IT IS OVERWHELMING. Thank you for creating such a thorough resource with EVERYTHING and including videos on how to implement a sound wall!!!
Barbara W. –
Great additional resource in my classroom.
Mary Katherine Prino –
This is the perfect sound wall! Thank you so much for including EVERYTHING I could ever need! Highly recommend!
CarolAnn D. –
awesome resource
Ashley Gustafson –
Thank you!
sarah B. –
This was a much needed resources as we are still under a mask mandate. The visuals of the diverse mouth formations is very helpful for emergent learners!
Susan B. –
This is my first year using a sound wall in kindergarten. My kids love “unlocking” each sound as we learn the letters.
Jennifer R. –
The photo cards included in this bundle are amazing!
Susan H. –
This is a nice addition to my classroom and our OG lessons.
Christina S. –
I absolutely love this sound wall! Thank you so much!
Brad B. –
So well aligned with the science of reading mindset.
Deep South Teaching –
I have been wanting a sound wall for a while now. This one is perfect! It did require lots of time to put together, but I will be able to use it for years to come. Thank you!
Kathryn B. –
Fantastic classroom resource! Strongly connected to our curriculum and phonemic awareness program. A must have in the primary classroom!
Amber S. –
This is an amazing resource.
Resource Room Readiness –
This took me awhile to get put up just because of all the pieces, but having the options of how I wanted to display it was AMAZING! My student immediately were engaged with it and using it during our lessons. It was a great resource from the start! Thank you so much for this product!
Jessica G. –
This has been a great addition to my class this year!
Kimberly B. –
Excellent resource with various print options! I love the multicultural lips, everyone feels represented in my classroom!
Susan E. –
Exactly what I needed for my students.
The Kinder Fix –
Perfect for my sound wall!
Beth B. –
Great!