1st grade sound wall

Have you ever wondered about the difference between a Word Wall and a Sound Wall in the elementary classroom. This blog post dives into the details on both. Find out what each is and how you can use both of these tools to help your students. Both a word wall and sound wall can help your students improve their phonics skills and reading abilities. A word wall can also help improve vocabulary, spelling and writing. Head over and read this blog post for all of the details.

Are you new to the science of reading and wondering how to use a sound wall effectively? Learn how to set up and use your sound wall.

Hi friends! There has been a LOT of buzz about switching from word walls to sound walls this year. I am so happy to be hearing all of the buzz and seeing teachers diving into learning a "new" way of teaching reading. I say "new" because the research has been around for years!! Finally, the switch is happening. Let's talk about what a sound wall is and the benefits of a sound wall versus a word wall. Sound Wall vs. Word WallTo be 100% honest, I never had a word wall in my classroom. Since I…

Planting lifelong foundations in early childhood

Make learning phonics fun and engaging in your classroom with this personal sound wall! Designed specifically for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade students, this personal sound wall allows your students to better master phonics skills. Add this FREE resource to your writing, phonics activities, and individual reading time. Learn more and get your free sound wall here!

If you’re new to Science of Reading and swapping your word wall for a sound wall, grab this free Science of Reading Aligned Sound Wall. Sound walls can be an incredibly effective literacy tool for your kindergarten classroom. It makes classroom decor meaningful in your kindergarten classroom by teaching your students how to make and articulate sounds in a word. This free sound wall includes a mouth formation, phoneme, and image to identify the sound and spelling. Grab this free sound wall…

A sound wall is just what it sounds like- a place on a wall where you can organize sounds-spellings that different letter combinations can make. It’s similar to a word wall, but better! Sound cards display phonics patterns that help students learn to read in an organized, or systemic, manner. For example, a student would need […]

This classroom sound wall with mouth/lip articulation pictures is aligned with the science of reading research, and will help students map letters to sounds AND support handwriting. It's more than just cute classroom decor! Like a word wall, a sound wall helps kindergarten and 1st grade students with spelling and reading words; however it is not organized by beginning sounds in alphabetical order. A sound wall organizes and teaches students the sounds we hear in speech. This classroom…

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