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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Mrs Price’s Class –
Love this!
The 90s Lit Geek –
I love this resource! Everything about it so clean, cute, and friendly to use. I couldn’t get it to fit on one bulletin board (consonants OR vowels) no matter how hard I tried, but it still worked even if a few of the cards had to be on the wall. I can tell that you’ve put a lot of effort and research into making sure that this followed the science of reading, and I appreciate that!
Alexandra C. –
I LOVE this sound wall! I’m not a fan of all the printing and cutting but that’s what I get for saving some money. This resource uses diverse students for the sound articulation and I love that it comes with the covers for phonemes that haven’t been taught yet. My kindergartners were introduced to 26 sounds the first days of school and we revealed a new sound/spelling each day and talked about what kind of sound it is and where to find it. They love it and it’s so useful! I use post-its to cover the spellings we haven’t learned yet.
A Lone Star Store –
great and engaging!
Desiree Lee –
Great resource! Thanks so much!
Julie Anderson –
This is an excellent resource! I love the photos of the kids making the sounds. It is a great visual for students!
Jessica T. –
This has been a great resource. I laminated the pieces and hung them in my small group space to reference as we focus on learning new sounds and symbols.
Laura S. –
Absolutely love this! It was a bit of a project to print, cut and laminate, but now that it’s up on the wall in my classroom it is amazing! It will be a wonderful tool for my little readers and writers throughout the year and for many years to come. Thank you.
Chillin’ at the beach –
Thank you! These have really helped my students!!
Catherine S. –
Perfect resource to introduce my Sound Wall!
Sophia C. –
This was such a thorough and well-laid out resource. I’ve been hearing so many great things about sound walls and this was the best resource that I found. Thank you so much!
Erin B. –
I love the sound wall. Students use this frequently and we refer to it often. Great resource.
Teagan V. –
What a fantastic and thorough resource for a sound wall. visually appealing and easy to download and use. Thank you!
Hilary Clow –
Love this resource. I am just beginning with the sound wall and this has been an awesome resource to begin with.
James H. –
Thank you for providing this wonderful resource for purchase!
Love Teaching –
Thank you!
Denise C. –
I love this!
Kay’s Educatscape –
I have this up in my special education classroom as a teaching tool and reminder for some who have already done it. The visuals of the kids mouths really helps student to try to match. I’ll also shared where people can purchase because they loved it too!
Pamela D. –
I love this resource. Could you explain the moon and unicorn cards? I’m confused about the /y/.
Anna D. –
This is a fantastic resource!! Christina has included detailed, clear instructions, and the sound wall looks great in my room. I especially love the diverse student mouth photos. We use this resource daily as part of our phonics routine.