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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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patrice H. –
Very useful resource
Cynthia B. –
Great product! Thank you!
Megan S. –
Great Product!
Nichole F. –
I love this resource. It has greatly helped my classroom.
angela B. –
Exactly what I was looking for! Love the multicultural student pictures!
Rebecca C. –
Thank you for this great resource!
Julie M. –
I love the way my sound wall turned out! The students get excited about unlocking each sound. The mouth pictures are very helpful because we are all still wearing masks. This is a great resource! Thank you!!
Elizabeth Willoughby –
This is a great resources. Clearly, a lot of work went into making it. I do wish there was a page that had an updated image of what the final product should look like (with the words included). I still have 7 or 8 words, that I don’t know where they go and I did follow the chart that was given. That said though, I love the images with the mouths and the locks. Overall amazing resource.
Carolyn D. –
Thanks for this resource. It’s so well organized and easy to use.
Erica M. –
Great Resource!
Amber Bouldin –
Love this resource!
Danielle P. –
My students love using the sound wall. It has been a great tool!
Denise R. –
Love this! Thank you
Lauren DiCioccio –
Great!
Wilma K. –
The mouth pictures are well done. This is a great display.
Taylor D. –
Probably one of my favorite purchases I’ve made on TPT. The sound wall helps my students SO much–especially with being able to visualize how their mouths should look. I like that there are lessons included, as well as a pocket Sound Wall for students’ folders. Great resource!
Erin J. –
Absolutely love this resource and the abundance of materials that I can use with students are varying learning levels, grade levels, and ages. The diverse pictures are constantly referenced and used in small groups and one-on-one learning.
September R. –
Love love love love this OMG where has this been for the last 15 years of my teaching?
The Kiwi Curriculum –
This is really well made, with lots of options for sizes and displays. Looks super effective on my wall, and my learners refer to it often. They love the locks for concepts we haven’t yet covered too!
Georgia M –
This Vowel Valley is WONDERFUL!