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…
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…
Want to boost your child’s reading and writing skills? Give audiobooks a try
(Inquirer.net) As parents have been moving en masse to homeschooling in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic, millions of them are turning to activity books, flash cards and audiobooks to educate their restless children. While some parents might struggle to find…
Tell Me A Story
(The Week) Society tends to be divided about the merit of audiobooks. Some argue they're no different than physical books. Others are staunch opponents to them, even going so far as to suggest they're linked to a decline in literacy.…
Audiobooks and literacy: a rapid review of the literature
(National Literacy Trust) Audiobook listenership is growing with the increasing availability of devices, platforms and apps offering an ever-wider range of high quality titles. This literature review provides an overview of research exploring the role of audiobooks in supporting children’s…
There Is a Right Way to Teach Reading, and Mississippi Knows It
(New York Times) “Thank God for Mississippi.” That’s a phrase people would use when national education rankings came out because no matter how poorly your state performed, you could be sure things were worse in Mississippi. Not anymore. New results…