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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Mary D. –
Lots to print and laminate here, but so much more efficient than me making it on my own. Takes a lot of space so I am trying to find that in my portable. Excited to continue implementing this.
Erica Schuster –
Love the mouth cards and the lock cards. Students are excited to “unlock” a new sound.
Krazy times in K –
Absolutely love this resource!
Tonya T. –
We just started using this sound wall and so far it’s a game-changer! Thank you for a great resource!
Jennifer S. –
This is a very comprehensive resource. My students love to refer back to the pictures to help with spelling and sound production.
Christine C. –
Three weeks into the school year, and I can already see the difference this is making with my first graders. As a faculty, we are also studying the science of reading, using the LETRS program, and this is exactly one of the aspects it included. I use it as a teaching tool, then put it back on the Sound Wall, where the students use it as a resource for review and independent writing and reading. Thank you for your incredible work!
Sarai R. –
Thank you!
Trina S. –
I love this resource! My students have already been benefiting from it more than a word wall. Thank you!!
Melinda T. –
Thank you!
Samantha M. –
I am slowly changing my sight word wall to a sound wall and am loving this resource.
Michelle B. –
I’m transitioning from a Word Wall to a Sound Wall this year in Kindergarten. I love the real student mouth pictures! It’s very helpful since I’m always in a mask this year!
JaLicia M. –
Love the pictures in the sound wall! I only wish their are more AA pictures for inclusion.
Monique Bertolotti –
I couldn’t love this more! What a beautiful resource for teaching phonics and phonemic awareness. Truly awesome!
Julie M. –
We use this wall daily when breaking apart words. My students are loving having it to help them spell words. They are thinking about what their mouth looks like and using the pictures to find what sound they are making! We have even added a mirror so they can look at their mouth as they say the words! It is perfect! Thank you
Kimberly B. –
I love this wall!
Sara Wagner –
This is such an upgrade to my word wall! I love using it with students and the visuals that go along with it. THANK YOU!
Tracey L. –
Supplimenting the the mandatory phonics posters i have in my room. Great with the photos
Marina M. –
Holy moly! The amount of ways to use this resource is insane. So happy with this purchase! She even goes above and beyond by creating a video to help you decide how to use it.
Hanna R. –
Very thorough and visually appealing. Great reference wall for my students.
Katherine W. –
Everything I need to create a sound wall!