Sound Wall with Articulation Prompts | Science of Reading | Bright & Spotty | Australian Curriculum Friendly

Have you heard of a sound wall? It’s a great alternative to the traditional ‘A-Z Word Wall’! Words are categorised by the sounds and manner of articulation, making it easier for students to read, spell and say them. If you’re following a Science of Reading approach – this resource will be a game changer! And if you’re just looking for a way to help your students, this sound wall is the way to go.

200+ pages includes:

• How-to and tips.
• Consonants.
• Vowels.
• Articulation posters with and without common spelling/pictures.
• Word cards for each phoneme/grapheme match (colour coded option & with B&W background).
• Displays and headings.
• Visual contents guide.
• ‘Unlock the Sound’ lock covers.

A detailed description of what’s included:

• Posters with phoneme, articulation, picture and common spelling.
• Posters with just phonemes, articulation and picture prompt.
• Mini-posters with phonemes and articulation pictures.
• Word cards for all the provided sounds, including different spelling variations.

Consonants

• Stops: /b/, /p/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/.
• Affricates: /ch/, /j/.
• Nasals: /m/, /n/, /ng/.
• Fricatives: /f/, /v/, /s/, /z/, /th/, /sh/, /zh/, /h/.
• Glides: /w/, /wh/, /y/.
• Liquids: /l/, /r/.
• Bonus: /x/, /qu/.

Vowels:

• /ē/, /ĭ/, /ā/, /ĕ/, /ī/, /ŏ/, /ă/.
• /ŭ/, /oo/, /aw/, /ū/, /yū/ /ō/.

R-Controlled

• /er/, /ar/, /or/.

Diphthongs:

• /oy/, /ow/.

Schwa:

• Schwa example.

Headings:

• Sound Wall display heading.
• Consonants display heading
• Vowels/Vowel Valley heading.
• Display cards: Stops, Affricates, Nasals, Fricatives, Glides, Liquids with and without picture prompts.
• Display cards: Diphthongs, Schwa, R-Controlled.

Bonus:

• Lock covers (to unlock sounds).
• ‘Voiced’ or ‘Unvoiced’ volume cards.
• PDF of resource.
• PowerPoint of resource (to shuffle the pages for easy printing).

Important

Because this resource is made by an Australian educator, it is targeted towards our accent/pronunciation. However, adaptions can be made for educators in other countries – just reach out and I’ll do my best to help! Note: In the original ‘Pink Blush Theme’ resource, I also included the files separated into PDF categories. Due to the graphics in this resource, the size was too large for TPT. However, please reach out via mrschalmerscherubs@gmail.com and I’m happy to provide a download link.