3rd grade sound wall

Use a sound wall in your primary Kindergarten or first grade class to teach phonemes and graphemes according to the science of reading.

I've been busy making the shift to the science of reading this summer, from prepping task cards with Elkonin boxes to adapting sight word resources to align with the heart words strategy. I knew there was one more resource I needed to prepare before the new school year started: a sound wall! The science of reading suggests that sound walls are more useful to students than word walls, as students reference the phonemes and corresponding graphemes. There are various sound walls out there, but…

A second-grade teacher at my school found a set of phonics cards that she thought would be great to hang on the wall behind the table where ...

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…

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.

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 […]

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…

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