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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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Patricia B. –
I have set up my sound wall and I have found that my students are so much more successful with their writing and reading.
Katharine B. –
I have been doing some research on the science of reading and your sound wall seems to be the best that I have come across. It has everything I need. I also appreciate your videos! Thank you so much!
Angela B. –
I am so excited to be using this with my kids. After reading about it, I needed some support. These photos are great!
E H. –
Loved this resource!
Carly H. –
Hi Christina,
I love your sound wall package, specifically the diverse mouth photos and your videos explaining tips and tricks. I have been trying to PD myself about sound walls over the summer. I am confused about a few things and I’m hoping you can clarify.
On your blog about sound walls you listed five major categories of consonants based on the manner of articulation from Wiley Blevins book and have posted a video from PaTTAN. The list and video doesn’t match your picture of the sound wall. For example, /h/ is listed under a glide under the categories and in the video but is shown under fricatives in the picture of your sound wall. Which is correct? Also, I am confused with why it’s /hw/ in your product but in the picture of your sound wall it’s /wh/ ?
Thanks!
Tayler S. –
Love this!
Beth M. –
This is fantastic! I love the vowel valley and the locks to hide the skills not covered yet! Thank you!!
Rhody Girl Resources –
Thank you for creating this resource. I particularly love the mouth images and diversity that is included. I am looking forward to using a sound wall for the first time this year.
Joanne D. –
I can not wait to use this with my kinder kiddos this coming school year!
Christine Payne –
This is the best sound wall product I have found. I love the real pictures for the mouth cards. I also love that there are so many options so each teacher can use it the way that best works for them or their classroom. I had to shrink it down some because my classroom is tiny but it still came out wonderful! Thank you for putting in so much hard work!
Danielle H. –
Thank you!
Faye D. –
Loved it!
Katrina W. –
I have used the Lindamood program for years so I found this an excellent visual resource that acts as an anchor chart in the classroom.
Sherry W. –
I can’t wait to use this in September. The only thing I wish it has was a lesson plan of what order to teach the sounds.
Liz L. –
I can’t wait to teach this to my First Grade. Thanks.
Just A Primary Peach – Mara Hackling –
Great addition to my classroom!
Alison M. –
Awesome resource for a sound wall!
Ashley E. –
Great resource. I love the pages for student notebooks and the diverse faces.
Elizabeth M. –
I am very excited to use this resource! It is awesome!!
Dina U. –
This is a very engaging resource that stays visible to students. I love the way they already have figured out how the sound wall helps when they are stuck!