Teaching Tips

Teaching Tip 1: Take It Slow

Question: How should I introduce my sound wall?

Answer: Very slowly! A completed sound wall (especially with word cards) can be overwhelming for students. I like the idea of covering most of the posters with a “lock” picture, then revealing the phonemes as they are directly taught. Even after revealing the poster, you can cover some of the graphemes until they are taught. For example, when teaching /f/, start with the grapheme F, but save PH for later. (You can grab a set of colorful lock posters at the bottom of this post!)