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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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Denise Schmitz –
Great resource!
Janina Jarnich –
This is an amazing resource! I started learning about SOR in the spring and I’ve been reading as much as I can about it. I’ve always had a word wall, so I am very excited to start out this school year with a sound wall. We use Fundations and will start Heggerty this year, so it will be perfect. Thank you for having mouth photos of diverse children. The video explaining the different options is also a really nice touch. I started printing and laminating as soon as I purchased the sound wall. I can’t wait to use this with my 2nd graders in September!
Kelsey R. –
I love this.
Courtney W. –
Great resource! Would highly recommend for students when learning phoneme sounds.
Regina Smalley –
Amazing resource!
Mrs. Van Horn’s Little Land Learners –
Great resource.
Savannah J. –
Love this resource!
Natasha S. –
Love the real mouth pictures. I would prefer to have real pictures for all of the product, but still nicely done.
Amy Anderson –
I appreciate adding the diverse children in the photos. The photo that shows the entire wall is helpful. I LOVE the icon for showing voiced sounds vs unvoiced…perfect!
clarissa S. –
very helpful!
Denise L. –
This is a great resource for phonics. Thank you for putting in the extra effort with a detailed description and video tutorial.
Tracy F. –
I absolutely love this! It was just what I was looking for.
Kinder Smorgasphere –
This resource has been on my Wishlist for awhile. So excited to use this in my classroom. I love that the student sound walls are included. So many options available. I like the fact that you put it up once and for the new year I just have to cover the sounds up again instead of removing it. I also checked out the blog as to how to implement this resource. Thank you
Cherilyn Gerard –
I was recommended to get this product from a coworker and I am excited to embark on my first year using a sound wall. Thank you for including everything I need to get started!! 🙂
DORIS DAVIS –
Excellent addition to my wall.
Sharman B. –
My kids love this and it has made all the differnce to them
Abbey J. –
Great resource!
Kimberly P. –
This sound wall was the best one I found on TPT. It has everything you need to have a sound wall and I love that there is a small portable version for students to keep in their desk! So excited for this resource! Thanks!
Patricia G. –
I have just started using a sound wall in my class. This product is so thorough and there are so many options. I love all the pieces as well as having cards to explain how to teach each sound. Thank you so much!
Heaps of Firsts –
I have searched through many sound wall options and this one ticked all the boxes on my wish list! I a excited to use this for the coming year in grade 1. The author also shares informative blog posts about the Sound Wall and how to use/set up.