What's New

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Bug fixes.

App Description

Teach young learners (ages 3-8) beginning letter sounds with this simple and clever matching system! Learning phonics is fun with your iPad!


Developed for your iPad, this easy game will teach and reinforce letter sounds and phonics skills. Game play is based on the popular pocket charts used in classrooms around the world. Beginning Letter Sounds requires 3-5 minutes for a young learner to complete, making this iPad app ideal for students with short attention spans or those requiring highly visual or tactile learning experiences. Additionally, the activities have been uniquely designed to lock and play only in the portrait mode to simplify game play and eliminate an orientation switch if young learners jostle the iPad while playing.

Good Neighbor Press has specialized in the development, illustration, design, and production of educational material since 1991. High quality, developmentally-appropriate educational material with clean, charming instructional design is our specialty. For additional information on our activity book series, downloadable worksheet units, or student planners please visit www.hellopress.net.

Look for Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Matching and Vowel Sounds in the App Store today!

We welcome all comments and encourage suggestions. Please reach us at www.goodneighborpress.com/apps.html.

iPad Screenshots

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Beginning Letter Sounds screenshot 1 Beginning Letter Sounds screenshot 2 Beginning Letter Sounds screenshot 3 Beginning Letter Sounds screenshot 4

App Changes

  • February 27, 2012 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • March 03, 2012 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • April 14, 2012 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • August 07, 2012 New version 2.0
  • December 07, 2012 New version 2.5
  • March 15, 2013 New version 3.0
  • August 01, 2013 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • August 16, 2013 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • February 08, 2014 New version 3.1
  • November 03, 2014 New version 4.0
  • June 21, 2015 New version 4.1
  • June 13, 2019 New version 5.0
  • July 14, 2020 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • October 22, 2020 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99

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