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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Gabby E. –
I use this sound wall with my students in the classroom.
Hoards of Lessons Learned –
Love this sound wall! I have it displayed behind my reading table so it is accessible for students during our small group time. Thank you!
Erin L. –
This was a game changer! Love the photos that showed the mouth formation as well as everything else provided in the bundle!
Natalie M. –
Graphics were excellent and the sound wall turned out great!
Tracy W. –
I was able to set this wall up in my intervention room and use it with UFLI and the science of reading. Thank you!
Katherine Austin –
Great resource, thank you so much! The photos vs clip art are great.
Elaine S. –
Thank you so much. This is a time saver for teachers. My students loved referring to this resource.
Emily Morgan –
This was a game changer in my 1st grade classroom and really helped my students grow. Thank you so much!
sheila M. –
Great sound wall–I love that it has the mouth shape and the words to go with it.
Jennifer G. –
I absolutely love how this looks in my classroom and how I was able to add the locks. We unlock each sound as we learn it and use the pictures to talk about place and manner of articulation.
miriam smith (verified owner) –
This is the best resource I use often, and I love that students use a portable sound wall during small groups. I love it!!
Satsumaland –
This is a great sound wall. I needed something smaller, but still might use it again one day. Thanks!
Stivers In Second –
A beautiful, easy to use, accurate sound wall! I have had this on my bulletin board for a year and a half now!
Helen W. –
My students liked how engaging this product was. It was easy to use.
Lauren B. –
Sound Wall Cards with Mouth Pictures were great for me to use through the year
Lori McMillan –
Great product and I will use it again. The students really enjoyed it.
Haley K. –
I love this purchase! I am so happy with this order!
Heather B. –
I had a hard time figuring out how to use this in my class but I have seen heard other teachers have had great success with it
Brooke Novak –
This is the BEST sound wall for the SOR. There are many different options included on how to display as well. Love it. Thank you.
Shaylee F. –
I have had this resource for a few years and have loved it! However I just tried to reprint the phoneme labels because mine had faded and the /wh/ is written/hw/.