Sound Wall Vowel Valley

PHONEMES & GRAPHEMES

Question: How are phonemes and graphemes represented on a sound wall?

Answer: A sound wall is visual reference for students where each of the 44 phonemes in the English language is represented by an anchor picture and graphemes connected to that sound.

Question: Why are vowel posters in a V-Shape on the sound wall?

Answer: The vowel phonemes are often displayed as a V-shaped valley because they are organized by the position of the mouth and jaw.