Although that the ListBox is similar to the MultiSelect, at the moment it does not have such model binding, because it is also comparable with the data management widgets and for the initial release of the ListBox our developers decided to consider the model binding only if there is demand for it. With that in mind, you could create a feature request in our public portal for that feature: 

http://www.telerik.com/forums/listbox-bind-to-model-view

Hi Team,

I would like to request the functionality for the user to be able to type a specific letter while focused on the Kendo UI ListBox to navigate to the first selection. 

Thank you!