Soundkins
Soundkins provides a PreK-K supplemental literacy program using five-minute interactive videos to build phonemic awareness and letter-sound skills. Grounded in the science of reading, the program features integrated mnemonics that double letter-learning rates and includes articulation instruction, phoneme-based vocabulary, and blending activities. Teachers can "just press play" for whole-group, small-group, intervention, or home practice.
- Education Technology
- Software Only
Funding
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Founders
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Product
Problem
Many young children in PreK-K enter school without foundational phonemic awareness and letter-sound skills, which are critical predictors of later reading success. Traditional literacy instruction often fails to engage wiggly young learners or provide the repeated, explicit practice needed, particularly for multilingual learners and students requiring intervention.
Solution
Soundkins provides a supplemental literacy program that uses five-minute interactive videos to build phonemic awareness and letter-sound skills in PreK-K students. The program is grounded in the science of reading and features integrated mnemonics—letters carefully embedded in meaningful pictures—which doubles the rate of letter learning. Each video includes phoneme production, articulation instruction, phoneme-based vocabulary, phoneme-based stories, and blending activities. Teachers can "just press play" for whole-group time, small-group intervention, technology centers, or home practice, with progress monitoring and classroom-level reporting available.
Target Audience
Primary customers are PreK and Kindergarten teachers, literacy interventionists, and school districts seeking evidence-based supplemental reading instruction. The program is also designed for use with multilingual learners and PreK-1st grade students needing additional literacy support.
Features
- Five-minute interactive video lessons designed for wiggly PreK-K learners
- Integrated mnemonics with letters embedded in meaningful pictures to double letter-learning rates
- Articulation instruction with phoneme production modeling and repetition
- Phoneme-based vocabulary and stories to support multilingual learners with minimal vocabulary
- Blending activities that transition students from individual sounds to words
- Progress monitoring with classroom and student-level reporting
- Full-year scope covering phonemes, letter sounds, and simple word blending
- Aligns with core curriculum and supports intervention for PreK-1st grade