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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Jana S. –
Wow! Just what I needed to go along with SOR!
Benay U. –
This is so easy to follow. The blogs and videos were very helpful in putting it all together and understanding all the phoneme classifications.
Lorraine Z. –
This resource will help both my students and myself. I learnt a lot about sounds and the correct way to teach the sounds. Excellent resource!
Samantha Ches –
This is a very comprehensive set that includes what is needed to have a sound wall for a very reasonable price. Thank you for creating this resource!
The One-Room Schoolhouse –
Very clear and easy to follow instructions for setup. It was super easy (although time consuming, but I guess that can’t be helped!). I love the clarity of the mouth pictures. I wish some of the mouth pictures represented children with a very dark complexion. All of the children in the pictures have light to medium skin tones. I also couldn’t find cards for _ed to put under /t/ and /d/. Otherwise, fantastic resource! I will recommend it to others.
Made By Emma –
I’m so excited to use this resource in this upcoming school year! I love how the photos are real children and mouths that are easy to replicate – drawings can be so tricky to interpret!
Taryn G. –
Very excited to watch my students grow with their letter sound fluency and reading with this sound wall! The pictures of kid mouths makes it relatable to the students
The Redheaded Teacher –
I am new to using a sound wall, but this is super easy to put together and I really like the diverse photos that were included.
Andrea G. –
This was so easy to put together and set up for my students! I love the diverse, real pictures.
Jennifer Johnson –
Super excited to use this resource with my class
Laryn R. –
I love this! It is on display in my classroom and it was flexible! I printed it on the color paper of my choosing. It is beautiful and educational!
Cherry on Top Teaching Resources –
After doing a lot of research about sound walls, I choose this one because of the real photos of the sounds. Great resource. Thank you!
Danielle W. –
Great Resource!
Carol W. –
Great resource! Everything I needed was included and the kids got a lot of benefit out of it!
Shyra Chapman –
Love it
Christina H. –
Being new to the science of reading, I am really excited about having this resource for my classroom.
Michelle S. –
Great Resource!
Janna T. –
Such a great visual for students. It’s so versatile. I used it for summer school by putting the letter card and picture of the mouth formation around the room while students could look at it and practice their sounds. Wearing masks at school, this has become so valuable. Can’t wait to set up the whole wall in my room.
lyn W. –
I printed this out to use with my students. It’s going to be an amazing resource to add to my class
Kierstyn Hunt –
Love the diverse children mouth photos. Resource looks great hot glued to my wall… I can’t wait to use this year.