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title: "SoundTrain | Beacon | Ilmiya Programs"
description: "Listen closely and connect speech sounds with written letters."
url: "https://ilmiya.com/programs/catalog/soundtrain/"
language: "en"
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[Beacon](https://ilmiya.com/programs/beacon/)Letters & sounds

# SoundTrain

Listen closely and connect speech sounds with written letters.

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## Scope

English sound recognition and letter–sound correspondence. Listening and recall support the connections learners use in early decoding.

Program

[Beacon](https://ilmiya.com/programs/beacon/)

Subject

English Foundations

Learners

PreK–Grade 5

Format

Course & applet

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## Skills & knowledge

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Listen to sounds

Notice and recognize individual letter sounds.

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Match sounds to letters

Connect what you hear with the corresponding letter.

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Recall & review

Revisit sound-letter connections through focused practice.

Part of a connected reading approach. [Read the IES foundational reading guidance](https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/PracticeGuide/21).

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## Worksheets

Printable resources to use alongside your teaching.

[All Beacon worksheets](https://ilmiya.com/activities/programs/beacon/)

-   [**Read with short a**Grade 1PDF](https://ilmiya.com/activities/starter-bloom/)
-   [**Alphabet reference**PreK–Grade 1PDF](https://ilmiya.com/activities/alphabet-reference/)
-   [**CVC blending**Kindergarten–Grade 1PDF](https://ilmiya.com/activities/cvc-blending/)
-   [**Short-vowel word tracing**Beginning readers and writersPDF](https://ilmiya.com/activities/short-vowel-word-tracing/)
-   [**Short-vowel flashcards**Beginning readers and writersPDF](https://ilmiya.com/activities/short-vowel-flashcards/)
-   [**First, middle and last sounds**Beginning readers and writersPDF](https://ilmiya.com/activities/sound-position-listening/)

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## More in Beacon

-   [**Phonics Blending**Decoding](https://ilmiya.com/programs/catalog/phonics-blending/)
-   [**Spelling**Encoding](https://ilmiya.com/programs/catalog/spelling/)
-   [**Wordtrail**Handwriting](https://ilmiya.com/programs/catalog/wordtrail/)

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[Back to Beacon](https://ilmiya.com/programs/beacon/)

Find the right scope for your learners. [Talk to our team](https://ilmiya.com/contact-us/).

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