Why is learning about our language system important to know when using a sound wall? by Dawn Nacker

2021-09-03 05:59:20 UTC

When we hear language and words we hear them as whole units. Learning about oral language / articulation is important when using a sound wall because it helps students learn about the sounds that make up words (phonemes) in order to blend, segment and manipulate these sounds to turn them into words.

2021-09-03 06:00:29 UTC

Because understanding how the mouth forms to make the 18 vowel sounds can help us understand where common miscues occur in children who are learning to read and write the various letters and their corresponding sounds.

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2021-09-03 06:04:19 UTC

Knowing our language system helps students to learn and retain words that are unfamiliar to them. Being able to understand and know how the mouth forms for certain sounds help students read and manipulate the letters of words that they are unsure of.

Understanding our language system is important because learning how our mouth forms each sound helps students distinguish from similar vowel sounds.

2021-09-03 10:38:37 UTC

Learning about our language system is important when using a sound wall because it involves the speech sounds and the articulation of them. Oral language and articulation in using sound walls helps students with sounds that make up words. We are going from articulation of speech to print (the letters they represent). This is supporting students with blending, segmenting, and manipulating sounds.

tracykammerer — 2021-09-03 11:10:14 UTC

Learning about our language system is important because we have many sounds that can be created by different letters or joining letters together. Using the mouth formation helps with distinguishing these sounds.

2021-09-03 11:23:11 UTC

The English Language has so many different sounds and rules that apply to it, making it very hard for students to grasp esp our special needs and English learners . Using a Sound wall is a great way to support and show how to articulate these sounds and show how to position your mouth . It is a great visual as well when supporting writing.

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Learning about our language system is important because it helps students understand how sounds make up words. Using a sound wall is a great way to support students when learning how to read and write. Using the mouth formation pictures helps students have a visual when distinguishing the sounds.

Knowing our language system helps because students learn to understand how sounds make up words. The sound wall is a great visual that gives students a tool to help as a visual reminder when they need support.

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It is important because many sounds can represent many letters/ letter combinations when spelling or reading a word. It is also important for student to see the sounds and examples, rather than just words on a word wall.

As a Mom of two speech and language delayed children I cannot stress how important it is to learn our language system. There are so many sound combinations/sounds not recognized by looking at letters alone which is so confusing to children when they are learning that letters make up words! These oral language skills are so important!

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It helps with the organization.

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A sound wall is a great way to show how to articulate sounds and position your mouth.

2021-09-03 12:49:08 UTC

Learning about our language system is important because it helps us teach our students to understand all of the sounds in a word, and how to position their mouth to produce those sounds correctly.

A word wall is not always reliable for students when they are trying to spell a word.

2021-09-03 12:51:29 UTC

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krysten_robinso — 2021-09-03 12:51:50 UTC

Understanding the language system is important because it helps students understand the sounds and mouth formations, which can then be represented with letters/ letter combinations.

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2021-09-03 13:00:53 UTC

This helps students to have a better understanding of their language.

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2021-09-03 13:02:33 UTC

Learning our language system is important because it helps our students have a full understanding of sounds. They can then use that understanding to connect sounds to spelling.

tracydex — 2021-09-03 13:03:47 UTC

A Sound wall helps students make connections with our language and the sounds they hear. It will help them to be a better reader and writer. Making the students aware of the sounds will better prepare them for harder reading skills.

Understanding the language system is vital for being able to help children understand how the various sounds in the English language are formed including the place and manner of articulation (how the mouth feels and looks). Having a strong working knowledge of the 18 vowel sounds in the English language will help to inform instruction, particularly to English language learners.

2021-09-03 13:06:09 UTC

A sound wall is important because it helps students understand the sounds they hear and say. It teaches them that even though there are only 5 vowels, there are 18 vowel sounds.

2021-09-03 13:07:53 UTC

Understanding how the mouth forms sounds in the English language can help students better connect oral language to written text (through reading, writing, spelling)

2021-09-03 13:19:14 UTC

Sound walls help students better understand language which will help them in their reading and writing.

2021-09-03 13:29:19 UTC

Sound walls are a great visual display to support teaching the sounds and how to form the sounds with your mouth.

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We go from speech to print, so if we are aware of the sounds and the language system, we can learn how to write the words as well.

A sound wall helps students better understand the different sounds the vowels make and shows specifically the position of your mouth.

mary_larson — 2021-09-03 13:51:30 UTC

alexacarducci1 — 2021-09-03 14:04:33 UTC

Understanding the sounds helps students think and store the letters more systematically. They know the sounds from speaking and then understanding the different spelling choice helps them organize the sounds.

So you can teach students the correct way to pronounce each sound. This will also help with speech.

2021-09-03 14:12:59 UTC

Sound walls connect speech sounds (phonemes) to the letters (graphemes). Our language is complex in that we can have many graphemes that represent a single phoneme, which can be very confusing.

rae_cloyd — 2021-09-03 14:13:53 UTC

Sound walls are important because if shows children how their mouth forms each of the sounds. Learning sounds helps with reading and writing skills.

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When you have an understanding of our language system, you can then instruct students on the correct way to pronounce and form sounds. Showing this with your mouth formations and feelings such as voiced/unvoiced is helpful especially for students who are EL students

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2021-09-03 14:17:40 UTC

Understanding the sounds is important so that students can learn to read unfamiliar words they encounter within the text. Children can move from understanding oral language to written language.

Sound walls are a tool for students to learn how the mouth forms when making sounds.

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Sound walls are extremely important to help teach our students how sounds make up words. Through a sound wall our students can grasp a better understanding of the language and how our mouths move to form sounds.

Understanding the different sounds will help students, especially EL students as they develop their literacy skills.

laura_schepper1 — 2021-09-03 14:24:21 UTC

It's important for students to learn how to make/mainpulate the sounds in our language system before they even consider using a sound wall. I already notice some of my early el students have difficulty forming those sounds!

2021-09-03 14:29:39 UTC

It is important to have students be able to correctly say sounds and understand them to be able to put them into writing.

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Learning about the language system is important to know when using a sound wall because students need to know how our mouths should look when making a sound.

You need to know and and understand the sounds of our language system and how to form your mouth to make the sounds in order to use a sound wall in your classroom.

2021-09-03 14:46:10 UTC

making connections between sound and print is the key for the child's success.

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Learning both sounds and letters together helps them store information better and in a more structured way and in return leads to a better learner and reader.

2021-09-03 14:58:48 UTC

We should model how to form our mouth to make sounds in order for students to understand and apply in oral language and written language.

2021-09-03 14:59:27 UTC

students need to learn how to say sounds before writing them

Sounds walls help the students to learn how their mouth forms the words and make the sounds.

2021-09-03 15:01:00 UTC

Learning about our language system will help our students understand the sounds as well as how to position their mouth.

2021-09-03 15:01:06 UTC

18 vowel sounds and being able to see, feel and hear the difference to help students differentiate in order to read and write. Connecting the sound to a choice to spelling the sound helps students as well.

2021-09-03 15:10:52 UTC

Sound walls are important for helping children identify how to make specific sounds and correlate those sounds with letters. Thus helping students improve their reading and writing skills.

2021-09-03 15:19:27 UTC

Speaking is hardwired in our brain, but reading and writing are not. Teaching sounds helps children understand all of the ways that words are formed.

2021-09-03 15:19:43 UTC

Understanding our language system helps students to learn words that are new to them. Being able to understand and know how the mouth forms for certain sounds help them read and manipulate the letters of words that they are unsure of

2021-09-03 15:29:15 UTC

Modeling how to form our mouth is the first step in order to transition to writing. It can also be an important accommodation for EL students to real focus on our language system.

phyllishoard — 2021-09-03 15:30:49 UTC

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Learning our language system is very difficult and learning how to read it is even harder. The sound wall helps students visually see how our mouth is moving when creating these sounds.

leanne99mc — 2021-09-03 15:57:07 UTC

The human brain is not wired to to read first. Studies have shown that humans learn from speech to print best. Learning the sounds of English is important since our brains are wired this way. Then, one can connect the sounds to the choices of spelling.

Shows children how their mouth should form the sounds.

2021-09-03 16:13:27 UTC

It is so important for kids to see how their mouth should look when forming sounds correctly

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I think understanding how to model the proper mouth placement and sounds is important to help close the gap with our students. This will help them understand connection of sound with reading and writing.

Students need to see how the sounds look like and place them visually to their spelling. As an ELL student myself growing up, words like knife, knee, and shoes made learning English hard for me.

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Sounds walls help students understand how sounds feel and how their mouth looks when they are making that sound.

Saying sounds and writing sounds are connected. The visuals on a sounds wall can help students as they transition to writing.

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Knowing the sounds (phonemes) of our language and what those phonemes look like in print is very impactful. A sound wall will help students unlock the code for writing.

understanding how our mouth forms each sound helps students see the correlation from similar vowel sounds.

2021-09-03 16:58:25 UTC

Students need to learn the language system/articulation first so they can recognize the speech sounds as they are learning to read and write. They need to learn the phonemes before they can learn the different graphemes. This needs to be explicitly taught.

2021-09-03 17:12:56 UTC

The human brain is hardwired for oral language, NOT for reading or writing. It is so important for for learners to perceive sound - how their face looks, how the mouth feels, ad where the air flows when pronouncing sounds. We as educators MUST have a solid understanding of our language system so that we can best teach students. Children perceive sound through how it FEELS and LOOKS!!! Truly understanding our language system will build foundational skills in our own learning so that we can properly teach children to move from speech to print (and not the other way around). Having this knowledge will allow us to focus on the learner's point of view and attach phonemes to graphemes over time.

2021-09-03 17:16:38 UTC

If a student can see how they can form their mouths to make a sound it will help to make the correct sound.

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It is important so students can make a connection between spoken language and written language.

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We need to understand the sounds and how to make them in our language before we are able to write and read correctly.

2021-09-03 17:43:33 UTC

Knowing how the sounds are made-both the rules and the shape of your mouth- will help students when they transition to writing and reading.

2021-09-03 18:00:10 UTC

Students need to know how their mouth looks and how the sounds feel when producing.

I think showing students visuals how use their mouth (lips, teeth and tongue placement) to form the sounds is key!

2021-09-03 18:13:50 UTC

Children can form sounds before learning the letter that makes the sounds. Learning about the language system helps make appropriate connections.

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student visuals on how to use their mouth-lips, teeth, & tougue placement to form the sounds is critical

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We were not taught in this manner, and we are fluent readers and writers. Therefore, it is important to look at why students are learning and understanding words and sounds the way that they are.

2021-09-03 18:46:52 UTC

Any time you can you use visuals for kids, it helps all learners.

Children who understand how the sound feels are better able to translate that same sound to their writing.

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The Importance of Sound Walls

2021-09-03 19:07:29 UTC

Many people old and young do not fully understand the English language and the different sounds letters make and why. I feel like a sound wall can help students make visual and audio connections between letters and sounds thus helping them understand the English language. Sound walls can be used for a decoding a variety of words which in turn helps students vocabulary expand.

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michele_santiag — 2021-09-03 19:16:39 UTC

So that we can teach students what to look and feel for when they need the spelling of a word. We are hardwired for oral language not for reading and writing.

Students need to know how to say sounds before they read and write them.

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We need to be aware of the sounds because our brain is hard wired for oral language, but not for reading and writing. When students understand the sounds and the movement that occurs when making them they will be able to connect that to the grapheme.

using visuals for students helps them understand placement of mouth, teeth, lip and tongue. It helps them to understand the relationship between sound and writing the sounds.

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Visuals help students remember how to form their mouth/lips/tongue to say the sounds.

It helps them understand words better than just looking at the letters.

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There are many sounds in our language system that are similar. Understanding our language better will help students differentiate sounds and write sounds.

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Importance of Sound Walls

2021-09-03 21:52:14 UTC

Students who are able to understand and recreate the many different sounds of our language are likely to excel later down the road when it comes to both reading and writing.

Courtney Sylvester-Monfort

2021-09-03 22:00:55 UTC

It's important to show the visuals of correct mouth/lip/tongue/teeth placement so the students know how to form the sounds in the words.

Brianna Pacini - Switzer

briannapacini — 2021-09-03 22:54:11 UTC

Students will know how the sound forms and will know what it looks and feels like when spoken.

It will help us make the connection to reading and writing words better

2021-09-04 00:06:40 UTC

Understanding the sounds helps the students to understand the organization of the language. They will know the possible phonemes within a word based on the sounds they make.

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All of the different spellings in the English language can be confusing - sound walls give students a visual reference for the common spellings they will encounter.

Students that learn and understand the meaning of sounds will make better readers and writers. It is a good visual for practicing these formations of the mouth as well.

2022-01-17 15:27:28 UTC

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They help students make a visual of how to form each sound with their mouths and lips. This will allow them to better understand the formation of each sound and transfer that to their writing when blending them together.

Kaley Ball-Ebeling Elementary

2022-01-17 16:32:14 UTC

It is important to know about our language system when using a sound wall so we as teachers can show our students the visual form each sound makes. Having the visual picture for them can help them with reading and writing the word.

2022-01-17 16:57:08 UTC

Using visuals for students can help them understand the placements of your mouth. This will help students have a better understanding how the sound should look when learning letters.

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2022-01-17 17:07:39 UTC

Understanding both the sounds and how the mouth moves along with the sounds helps to learn the English language and to move from speech to print. Having a visual/physical aspect involved can be more impactful in their learning than just memorization.-Alessandra Biancucci Browning

Catherine Larente- VA

2022-01-17 17:11:00 UTC

Sounds walls help the students learn how the mouth looks while saying the sounds. It shows how the mouth, teeth, lips and tongue are placed for the different sounds.

Julia Benvenuti

2022-01-17 17:45:58 UTC

We need to understand our language system so that we can figure out the best way to teach information to students. Knowing the similarities between sounds and what may confuse our students allows us to be prepared to present it in a word wall and use it effectively.

2022-01-17 17:58:23 UTC

Students understand the meaning or sounds and gives them a visual for common spellings. - Lisa Paladino

2022-01-17 18:20:44 UTC

It's important to understand the language system, so that the students can see visually and hear what and how the phonemes sounds and look like in the mouth.

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Having these visuals available for our learners is important for proper formations and understanding.

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It helps the students to have a better understand of how to form the sounds.

annette_friedri — 2022-01-17 20:09:39 UTC

It is important to understand our language and articulation of sounds so that we can teach and support students. As students use and understand this it improves their reading and writing.

It is important for students to have visuals in order to form sounds properly and independently.

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susan_meadows — 2022-01-17 20:25:24 UTC

Having a good understanding of our language system is importart for teachers to teach the sounds in a systematic approach that incorporates proper mouth/lips/toungue formation. This knowledge and the visuals will help students to take the speech ro print.

2022-01-17 21:20:56 UTC

Sound walls represent speech to print which supports orthographic mapping.

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2022-01-18 01:03:30 UTC

It helps the students figure out what the sounds look like, sound like and how they're formed.

The visual picture gives the student a reference of what they see and how they form their mouth. The sound wall also gives them access to the different spelling patterns that make the sound that they hear.

staceydaniels27 — 2022-01-18 01:38:46 UTC

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evansbarbara96 — 2022-05-15 22:16:37 UTC

It is important to understand the sounds and how they are formed to help connect the sounds to the written letters. This helps the student to become a stronger reader and writer.

It's important for students to be able to hear and form all the 18 vowel sounds before they can apply that knowledge to print.

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Sound walls help give students visuals of how to form their mouth to produce letter sounds & spelling of words that might not be straightforward.

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Students need visuals in order to form sounds properly.

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Sound walls help the children understand the different sounds the letters make and helps them know what position their mouths should be in when making those sounds.

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2023-11-07 14:28:10 UTC

Sound walls help the children understand the different spelling patterns for each of the letters. It also shows them the mouth positions or location of the sound in the mouth to create those sounds.

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2023-11-07 14:46:04 UTC

Students need to understand that our mouth does different things when we make different sounds. Those visuals help them make those sounds. This also helps them hear and feel the difference between voiced and unvoiced sounds.

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2023-11-07 14:51:39 UTC

Learning about our language system is crucial when studying sound walls because understanding how language works helps individuals grasp the relationship between speech sounds and written symbols.

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Students are able to understand the mouth does different things to make different sounds.

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Simply put, when we have a deep understanding of how sounds are made and formed, were better able to teach phonemic awareness and phonics.

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2023-11-07 15:17:22 UTC

Students need to understand the different sounds the letters make and their mouth formation. The visuals are a great resource.

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2023-11-07 15:31:33 UTC

Sound walls help children understand how the sounds work together to form the words we know. Pairing them with the pictures of how to make those sounds gives children the explicit instruction on how to make those sounds.

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2023-11-07 15:43:44 UTC

Learning our language system is important when using a sound wall because our brain is not hardwired for reading and writing but it is for oral language. When we understand the sounds, and how to make them in our language, we will become stronger readers and writers.

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annette_friedri — 2023-11-07 15:51:21 UTC

Sound walls help children connect the oral language to the written language. It teaches the placement and manner used to create sounds when speaking to better understand spelling patterns.

2023-11-07 15:56:19 UTC

Learning about our language system is important when using our sound wall because learners need intentional/explicit practice when connecting oral language (which we are hardwired for) to writing and reading. This helps solidify understanding.

Visuals like these are so valuable to our young readers. It helps in helping them form a strong foundation to build upon in their access of language. So important!

2023-11-07 16:46:14 UTC

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mrscampbell3rd — 2023-11-07 17:14:44 UTC

Sound walls help students connect the phonemes to the graphemes or speech to print.

H. Premcevic-

2023-11-07 17:36:40 UTC

It is important to learn about our language system when using a sound wall because it helps the students to understand and focus on the articulation of sounds and the various letter/letter patterns that represent the sounds/ phonemes in words. It is a good tool to help students learn using a visual representation showing speech to print.

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2023-11-07 18:01:59 UTC

Students need to see visuals and be taught how to make the sounds properly. It shows speech to print

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2023-11-07 18:07:59 UTC

It is important to be able to understand the sounds, how they are formed in students' mouths, and patterns so we can be explicit in our instruction to students.

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2023-11-07 19:18:18 UTC

Sound walls are a great visual for students to use to help understand different spelling patterns.