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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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angela W. –
I am switching from a word wall to a sound wall this school year, and I am very excited to use this resource with my second graders. I was very excited to see the cards with the students mouths modeling how to form the sounds.
Amanda Crever –
I love this sound wall – it does take up quite a bit of room so be prepared!
Amy Holman –
I can’t wait to use this in my room this year. I’ve had a makeshift one up for the past several years but this one has it all and is visually appealing. It satisfies all of our student needs.
Antonia S. –
I am transitioning from the word wall days of Dolch sight words to the concept of sound and phonic walls. I loved all that this resource offered and will be pairing with some other materials I am already using in our homeschool for my child. She has had some speech and language delays so I really loved how it came with the visual of the mouths to show how to make the sounds. I am excited to implement this into our reading.
lisa M. –
I bought these to supplement the phonics work that we are doing in First grade. I have not used them yet but I am excited to be able to chart our progress through the vowels. Thanks for such a nice product and for including more diverse children.
Chevron and Centers –
This is exactly what I was looking for! PERFECTION!
Kimi H. –
I used this in place of a word wall. I’m loving the whole concept of categorizing the words by sound instead of the initial letter. Looks great on the wall. Thank you!
First Grade Fun Again –
I can not wait to switch out my word wall and sound wall. I am teaching a first grade level students who are struggling.
Beth B. –
I am so excited to be learning more about sound walls! Thank you!
MaxwellHouse Teaching –
Love this sound wall! Thank you for creating this—I am so excited to use it this year with my kinders!
Jamie F. –
Wonderful resource! Thank you!
Rae Elliott –
An amazing resource!!!!
Shelby B. –
This is the perfect addition to my Sped classroom to help implement the SOR.
Marina A. –
I am excited to use this next year! I apologize for asking the same question twice–it did not alert me of your fast response!
Christina T. –
My students loved using this resource!
Penny C. –
thank you for making and sharing this material
Alyssa Bates –
Great resource!
Amy W. –
This sound wall turned out so well! I am super excited to use it with my students this next school year! I appreciate the examples that were included and the YouTube video as well! Thanks so much!
Rebecca M. –
I’m very happy with this resource. I can’t wait to use it when we get back to face to face teaching!
Rebekah Pfeil –
This is a wonderful resource which starts with what the students already know – sounds, then goes from there to connect that prior knowledge to letters and how words are spelled. Love it!! Love the video that helped me see how to use this in class… super helpful!