Learn to Read, Audiobook Style
(The Tower) I am nine years old, and I am jumping on a trampoline and reading Geronimo Stilton at the same time. I am fourteen years old, and I am dodging people in the school hallway with my torn up…
Children’s audiobooks are growing in popularity. How useful are they for kids learning to read?
(ABC Australia) For Gemma Beriman, nothing beats reading to her two sons, Hudson and Bodhi, at bedtime. She's never been tempted to hand over those duties to a famous actor in a faraway recording studio. But Ms Beriman, a high school…
An Ear for Reading: Audiobooks Take Center Stage in the Classroom
(School Library Journal) As educators adjusted to a radically altered learning environment last fall, high school librarian Erin Cassaro realized she needed to do something different to support the literacy needs of her students. “We knew it would be difficult…
South Middle families kick off reading program by meeting “Shuri: A Black Panther Novel” illustrator
(The Journal) South Middle School students are getting an inside look into Wakanda as the children and families dive into Marvel’s new chapter book, “Shuri: A Black Panther Novel,” as part of a family reading program. South families kicked off…
Kids spending too much time staring at screens? Focus on positive goals to get them moving and reading and talking
(The Conversation) As vaccines become more available and life begins returning to so-called normal, caregivers and educators may have to contend with dramatically increased screen habits that kids developed during the pandemic. My research offers a positive – dare I…
Yes, Audiobooks Are Real Reading. Here Are the Best Ones for Kids
(EdSurge) Tucked in, snuggled up, I still remember the hours I spent listening to my mother read aloud “The Hobbit.” I must have been about 8-years-old, and while I was a pretty strong reader, the complexity of that text (and…
Students Introduced to Audiobooks
(Delaware Gazette) Students in the Delaware City School District now have access to a digital library of audiobooks thanks to the work of the district’s librarians. Kate Loker, the library and media center director at Dempsey Middle School, said elementary…
10 Reading Apps for Kids
(Harper Collins) Kids have more resources available today than ever before to help them learn the important skill of reading. By using reading apps for kids, you can help your child develop a sense of enjoyment when it comes to…