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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A Pop of Teaching –
Love the pictures!
Amy C. –
I have looked at several sound wall files and this did not disappoint. I love the mouth pronunciation cards! Thank you for creating such a great and thorough resource.
Debra R. –
These are awesome and I am excited to have a sound wall in my classroom and use it with my students.
Alisson Q. –
Easy sound wall to implement. Has everything I need.
Abigail J. –
My students and I will all be using a sound wall for the first time this school year. I look forward to using this resources throughout our days. I know we will all benefit from using a sound wall over a word wall. Thank you!
ELL Teacher Resources –
Very helpful resorurce for teaching my ELL students sounds.
Momma Queen –
Amazing product and easy to set up!
Pencils and Chalkolate –
Thanks
Carla Hein –
Love the mouth pictures are included!
Kristen W. –
This sound wall set has so much versatility. I appreciate the options for smaller classroom displays and the many options for obscuring sounds that have not been taught yet. Thanks!
Mindi B. –
Overall it was a stress ball to figure out the best way to set it up. It is big and takes a lot of space . However, I fully believe this is help my students out tremendously! I love the mouth pictures that go along with it.
Elena B. –
Thank you
christina M. –
I am super excited to use my sound wall this year. I needed to use the letter cards that went with our SIPPS curriculum, but I added the articulation cards, labels and was able to make a great sound wall thanks to this resource.
Carisa P. –
Can’t wait to implement this in my classroom this year!
Tranette N. –
Great resource. Everything I need to set up sound wall
Kelli Dennis –
So exited to use this resource with the 2021-2022 Class!
Searched through many—M-A-N-Y Sound Wall Products and this was the only one that used REAL Mouth Photographs AND All Different Skin Tones!!! YES!!! My Students will be able to see mouths that looks like theirs when learning letter sounds! Thank You!!!!!?
123primaryandme –
I am so excited to print and laminate this resource. It will ESPECIALLY help due to the mask that we will be wearing and students won’t be able to see our mouths and how we are creating the sound.
I agree with Shawna and wish more ethnicities were represented as well.
Hopefully with an update that will happen.
SOOO EXCITED!
JENNIFER B. –
This is a great visual for our students! It brightens up the classroom and allows the students to see and reference the sounds. I love the locks! The kiddos think it is neat to “unlock” new sounds!
Haleigh P. –
This is a great resource to start with sound walls. I do wish that the pictures were more real life photographs as I found that to be more beneficial the more I study the SOR. Thank you!
Jessica Hamilton – The Primary Treehouse –
Excited to use this!