The document provides information about setting up and using a sound wall in the classroom. It explains that a sound wall organizes the 44 sounds of the English language to help beginning readers make connections between spoken and written language. It includes examples of how to set up a sound wall organized by either consonant or vowel sounds. A sound wall starter kit is also described that contains cards for the phonemes, words, mouth positions and other materials to set up the sound wall.
The document provides information about setting up and using a sound wall in the classroom. It explains that a sound wall organizes the 44 sounds of the English language to help beginning readers make connections between spoken and written language. It includes examples of how to set up a sound wall organized by either consonant or vowel sounds. A sound wall starter kit is also described that contains cards for the phonemes, words, mouth positions and other materials to set up the sound wall.
The document provides information about setting up and using a sound wall in the classroom. It explains that a sound wall organizes the 44 sounds of the English language to help beginning readers make connections between spoken and written language. It includes examples of how to set up a sound wall organized by either consonant or vowel sounds. A sound wall starter kit is also described that contains cards for the phonemes, words, mouth positions and other materials to set up the sound wall.
The document provides information about setting up and using a sound wall in the classroom. It explains that a sound wall organizes the 44 sounds of the English language to help beginning readers make connections between spoken and written language. It includes examples of how to set up a sound wall organized by either consonant or vowel sounds. A sound wall starter kit is also described that contains cards for the phonemes, words, mouth positions and other materials to set up the sound wall.
What is a sound wall? The importance of sound walls A sound wall is a way to organize and display the sounds heard in speech. A sound wall is a reference point for students when they are spelling and The goal is to help beginning readers make connections between spoken reading words. Using a sound wall is an important, learner-centric approach and written language. Sound walls are organized by the beginning let- that explicitly teaches students to listen for the phonemes in a word, and ter-sounds (phonemes) of words, in support of students who are learning then identify the different ways to spell the sound they hear. Each of the to read and spell unfamiliar words on their own. Sound walls visually match 44 phonemes has a specific action in the mouth during articulation. This the articulation of speech sounds to the letters those sounds represent. includes special movements by the lips, teeth, and tongue to appropriately That means that sound walls are organized by the 44 sounds in the English make the sound. It is important for students to see and practice the different language, not just the 26 letters of the alphabet. Sound walls are typically movements the mouth makes when saying each sound. organized by consonants and vowels, and include mouth articulation art, exemplar word and picture art, phonemes, and sound types. Sound Wall Examples Setting Up Your Sound Wall There are various ways to organize a sound wall. Two of the most common 1. Designate a space in the classroom: Find a wall, bulletin board, ways include organizing by consonant sounds or vowel sounds. blackboard, whiteboard, or other area with enough space to accommodate all 44 phonemes. Consonants 2. Organize the sounds by category: Separate the phonemes depending on their category (e.g., consonants, vowels, diphthongs, r-controlled vowels, and digraphs). 3. Use images of corresponding mouth positions to show articulation: Add mouth articulation art for all phonemes to your Sound Wall, depending on how you plan to set it up. This visually reinforces for students how their mouths move when making each sound. 4. Include images to show words that contain that sound: Add images to represent each phoneme. This reinforces for students what words emphasize what sounds. 5. Highlight various spellings of each sound: Use your sound wall to showcase the most common spellings of each phoneme.
What’s Included in this Sound Wall
Vowel Valley Starter Kit • 43 Phoneme Cards • 93 Word/Picture Cards • 36 Mouth Articulation Cards • 14 Header Cards • 43 Blank Cards Additional Sound-Spellings Note: This Sound Wall Starter Kit includes resources for the most common sound-spellings. Use this chart and the blank cards in the kit to add additional sound-spellings to your sound wall, as you introduce them to your students.
THE 44 SOUNDS OF ENGLISH
PHONEMES CORRESPONDING GRAPHEMES EXAMPLES SOUND TYPE CONSONANTS /b/ b, bb bee, bubble Stop /d/ d, dd, ed dog, add, spelled Stop /f/ f, ff, gh, lf, ph fish, stuff, laugh, wolf, phone Fricative /g/ g, gg, gh, gu goat, egg, ghost, guide Stop /h/ h, wh hat, whole Fricative /j/ j, g, ge, dge jar, giraffe, page, bridge Affricate /k/ c, k, ck, ch cat, kite, duck, chorus Stop /l/ l, ll leaf, bell Stop /m/ m, mm, mn, mb moon, summer, autumn, lamb Nasal /n/ n, nn, kn, gn, pn net, penny, knot, sign, pneumonia Stop /ng/ ng ring Nasal /p/ p, pp pen, puppy Stop /r/ r, rr, rh, wr rainbow, carry, rhino, wrench Liquid /s/ s, ss, c, sc, se sun, less, circle, science, geese Fricative /t/ t, tt, ed, bt tiger, mitt, cooked, doubt Stop /v/ v, ve van, have Fricative /w/ w, wh web, wheel Glide /y/ y, i yo-yo, onion Glide /z/ z, zz, s, ze, se, x zebra, buzz, beds, breeze, these, xylopohone Fricative THE 44 SOUNDS OF ENGLISH
PHONEMES CORRESPONDING GRAPHEMES EXAMPLES SOUND TYPE
DIGRAPHS
ch ch, tch cherry, match Affricate
sh sh, ss, s, ch, ti, si, ci ship, fish, tissue, sure, charade, notion, mission, precious Fricative
th (voiced) th feather Fricative
th (unvoiced) th thumb Fricative
wh wh (with breath) what Glide
zh ge, s, s +ion, z garage, measure, vision, azure Fricative
SHORT VOWELS
a a apple
e e, ea edge, bread
i i, y itch, gym
o o, wa, al octopus, swap, palm
u u, ou, o up, touch, cover
oo oo, u, ou took, put, could
THE 44 SOUNDS OF ENGLISH
PHONEMES CORRESPONDING GRAPHEMES EXAMPLES SOUND TYPE
LONG VOWELS
a a, a_e, ai, ay, aigh, ea, eigh, ei, ey acorn, bake, rain, tray, straight, steak, eight, vein, obey
e e, e_e, ee, ea, ei, ey, ie, y she, these, sheep, eat, ceiling, key, thief, penny
i i, i_e, ie, igh, eigh, uy, y, ye ice cream, time, pie, night, height, buy, cry, bye
o o, o_e, oa, oe, ou, ow, ough, eau open, vote, boat, toe, four, snow, dough, bureau
