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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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Enchanted in First Grade –
I cannot wait to set this amazing resource up in my room. Thank you!
michele A. –
Very colorful and complete! Everything you need for your sound wall with different materials to customize your wall to your liking!
Diana H. –
I love this so much! I just recently learned about sound walls so I am very excited to have this resource. I have started using it in class and my students absolutely love it!
Colleen L. –
This is a complete and thorough sound wall packet. The included video helps to explain how to build and implement a sound wall. There are many different options for making a sound wall work in a variety of classroom settings.
Corissa B. –
This a great resources. All you need to complete your sound wall along with the student sheets. It is perfect. I really like the real mouth pictures.
Carolyn B. –
I am new to the whole Science of Reading learning and this resource found it’s way into my inbox this summer. After diving into the email, I went on a learning journey myself and am so thankful to have such a great resource to support all that I am learning about the SoR. This Sound Wall resource is great and we have already begun using it in our classes. Highly recommend!
Carra Flagg –
Great resource.
Jennifer Y. –
Plan on starting up a sound wall this year. This resource is great to get started. Can’t wait to use it.
Hanging Around in Primary –
I love that the resource has different size options to print what works best for you – I ended up going smaller by printing two to a page. It is eye-catching but not too busy. I am looking forward to teaching using this this year.
Angela F. –
I am very happy that I purchased this sound wall. It took awhile to get all of the pieces organized, but once I did, it has become a very useful resource to teach phonics and for my students to use.
Teszalyn R. –
This resource is amazing to have in the classroom. It is my first time teaching grade 1/2 and I feel like I have a wonderful way to now teach letter sounds.
Heather H. –
This is such a wonderful and extensive resource!
Deb F. –
Wow, I could not believe all the useful resources in this pack! Great for diving into sound walls. Thanks!
Carrie P. –
Students and I have enjoyed starting to use them. I think it is really helping them with sounds and spelling patterns.
Kaci S. –
Great resource! It did take up a lot of bulletin board space and took me forever to put up! However, I think it was well worth it in the end. It has been very helpful to use in my classroom!
Sandra P. –
I have just started using this Sound Wall in my classroom, but already my students are referencing it! Thank you for creating this packet.
Misty Hawkins –
I love this. I have it up and am excited to see how the children use it this year.
Susan K. –
Love this sound wall!
Karissa G. –
We love this sound wall!! They love giving a drum roll as we unlock sounds and they use the mouth formation cards too! Excellent resource for any classroom!
Joleen K. –
I am excited to use this resource this year! I love the multicultural mouth pictures.