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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Using audiobooks/texts
Mary, I agree whole-heartedly with your endorsement of audio books. It helps give some students the boost that they cannot get on their own. I battle with other teachers about using audio books. I don't want kids to be reliant on always hearing reading, and I have seen that happen purely from elementary school teachers reading aloud. I was never taught from oral reading and had to teach myself how to comprehend without silent reading. There needs to be a balance. Debbie Parker debbieparker@msn.com<mailto:debbieparker@msn.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Tigner-Rasanen<mailto:mtr.listserves@marylily.org> To: middle-lit@interversity.org<mailto:middle-lit@interversity.org> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [middle-lit] Using audiobooks/texts i think it's a wonderful 'scaffold' for some students. for students who stumble over text it allows them to listen fluently. it increases their listening comprehension, their vocabulary, their knowledge of text structure, and if they're following along looking at the words as they read, it may impact their ability to recognize words and spelling patterns. mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Holly Kendrick" <mrshdk@cox.net<mailto:mrshdk@cox.net>> To: <middle-lit@interversity.org<mailto:middle-lit@interversity.org>> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 10:15 PM Subject: [middle-lit] Using audiobooks/texts > How do you feel about using audio books or texts of a short story, poem or > novel in the classroom to increase comprehension and vocabulary > acquisition? I am doing research for a possible thesis topic. Does it > even merit discussion? So many teachers that I've talked to believe that > it makes reading too easy for students. > > --------------------------------------------------- > Archives-> > http://interversity.org/lists/middle-lit/archives.html<http://interversity.org/lists/middle-lit/archives.html> > --------------------------------------------------- Archives-> http://interversity.org/lists/middle-lit/archives.html<http://interversity.org/lists/middle-lit/archives.html>
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