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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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Kirsten Humber –
I am excited to use this interactive board with my students. We have just started unlocking some sounds and the kids seems to enjoy it.
Lucia F. –
Great resource!
Cami A. –
Awesome resource at a great price!
Kat Y. –
I cannot wait to use this resource! We’re currently wearing masks at school, & it’s extremely difficult for
our Littles to see what the sounds look like visually. I cannot wear the plastic see through masks, as they
make me rash up, so this is perfect to see a perfectly formed mouth/face for each sound. Thanks so much!
Maribel B. –
Excellent resource!
Susie H. –
I have always had a word wall in my classroom, so a sound wall is new to me. Christine has everything you need to make a smooth transition from a word wall to a sound wall. It is an excellent resource. I especially like the mouth cards, so kids can see how their mouth should look.
Deanna T. –
I was just starting to put up a word wall with the words we’ve learned in our structured literacy program. I ran across an article about the benefits of a sound wall (over a word wall.) My emerging readers will benefit highly from this sound wall.
Amy N. –
The real mouth pictures sets this resource apart from other sound wall resources! My students love it and are so excited when we learn a new sound and get to take off another lock!
lasonya leflore –
My students enjoyed using this resource during phonics instruction. it has really helped review mouth positions after missing so many days because of Covid.
Northridge E. –
Love this for our new sound wall!
Emily J. –
Great resource with just about everything needed to make a sound wall. User friendly and complete!
Kennedy H. –
Cant wait to put this up in my room. This is an all year project to do list so once all my other immediate project are done I’ll start this one.
Caroline M. –
Love this!
Jessica McQuillan –
I just started learning about the science of reading and using sound walls versus word walls this summer. I love this resource and how it contains mouth pictures, sound cards, and words with the different sound patterns. My students are so intrigued by the locks and refer to the wall often!
beth D. –
Did not fit all the needs that my classroom had.
Whitney H. –
This was great to use during my phonics and reading instruction.
Maggie H. –
I am beyond impressed with this product! It was exactly what I was looking for in a sound wall. Our school’s speech pathologist were even blown away when they saw how amazing it was in my room. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this resource. I can already tell a difference in my students as they read and write. This is absolutely amazing!!!
Andersen First Grade Fun –
Love this sound wall, especially the picture piece! Thank you!
Maria Gracia –
Love clear pictures used and it is very helpful for my bilingual scholars.
Madison L. –
This is a great resource. She gave lots of size options to help fit my classroom.. I love the locks as they help get my students excited about what sound we get to unlock next. I also love the diverse faces.