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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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Christina T. –
Love this product!
clair K. –
Great resource! Thanks!
Elizabeth P. –
A great resource for creating a sound wall in your classroom. Easy to print and the extra instructions on how to use the resource are appreciated.
Allison B. –
I am so excited to use this resource! I have already tried it out in summer school and it is fantastic. Our school is getting heavily focused on the science of reading and with the current mask mandates this has become an invaluable resource! THANK YOU!!
Sarah B. –
I love how simple and clear these are, and LOVE the kid mouths!
Love and Giggles Learning Fun –
Love this resource!
Moore Adventures in Learning –
Thank you for creating this resource with so many options and possibilities. I loved that I was able make this work for my classroom. Great resource!
Rebecca M. –
Thank you!
Tabitha M. –
Thank you
Adrienne S. –
So excited about this resource! Thank you so much for creating this sound wall!
Lodato’s Loves –
Love the video directions that comes with this pack!
Lindsey M. –
So excited to use a sound wall with my first graders this year. These mouth pictures are a perfect visual as well! Thank you!
darcey C. –
Love this! Thank you!
Heidi Knight P. –
I really like the different options included. There are multiple visuals for students to use in the classroom.
Jessica Hurd –
This is a great sound wall!
Veronica R. –
This is a perfect resources to show students what sound look like and it matches the Science of Reading Perfectly!
Areli F. –
This was an amazing resource! It took a long time to prep, but I am so excited to use it during my small group rotations.
Michelle R. –
This product is jam packed with resources for creating a sound wall. My students refer to the sound wall when working independently. Thank you!
Stephanie R. –
Ok this is a fantastic resource, with one issue.
I love the pictures, the diverse faces, the student copies, etc. I however, cannot for the life of me understand the “moon” and “unicorn” cards. The moon card has the long u sound and the the “oo” sound you hear in school, too, moon, etc. I do not know anyone that adds a “y” sound in moon, room, food, etc. Keep the two sounds separate and fix the cards and it would be a 5 star resource.
Christina –
Hi Stephanie, They are 2 of the 44 distinct phonemes:
If you have the book Speech to Print or the LETRS manual, you can look up more information, or take a look here for some if you’d like https://support.logicofenglish.com/hc/en-us/articles/4706626875419-Broad-O-and-Third-Sound-of-U
Happy Teaching!
-Christina
Cheryl S. –
Thank you!