Sound walls in classroom

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.

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…

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…

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…

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!

Sound Wall with Mouth Pictures | Science of Reading Sound Wall

Happy Friday! Here’s a little photo dump from week 3! 📸 We’ve unlocked new letters and sounds on our sound wall, explored the significance of the number ten in math, and, of course, made time for mindful learning! 🎃 Wishing everyone an amazing weekend ✨ . . . #teachersofinstagram #teachergram #classroom #classroomdecor #bulletinboarddecor

Sabrinna on Instagram: "🔐UNLOCK THE SOUNDS🔐 We have officially started unlocking the sounds to our sound wall! Each week as we learn new letters, I will remove that letters lock revealing the letter name and sound! 🤗 Covering the sounds makes them so excited and eager to unlock the new ones to come. 💖 Swipe for a close up of our sound wall and a picture of what it looks like when everything is unlocked!🔑 Sound wall pictures are from @mrswintersbliss on TPT Sound wall locks are…

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