| Wouldn't it be great if there were some way you | | | | additional time, which can be hard to find if your |
| could get your kids to listen to something besides | | | | student is involved in extra-curricular activities. |
| extra-loud, ear-splitting music on their mp3 players | | | | Simply downloading the audio book to an mp3 |
| and help them improve their school skills? Childrens | | | | player, which most kids already have, means they |
| audio books can do exactly this, and using audio | | | | can listen to the book while walking to school, |
| books is generally cheaper and better for the | | | | riding in the car on the way to soccer practice in |
| planet than purchasing the hard copy version | | | | the evenings, or while sitting at the doctor's office |
| from the local bookstore. | | | | waiting for a checkup. Since most mp3 players |
| A lot of kids struggle with reading comprehension | | | | are small enough to fit in a pocket, they can go |
| these days, so parents are constantly looking for | | | | anywhere with your student, which means your |
| ways to help their students. Childrens audio books | | | | student can always have a book on hand. |
| are a prime way to do this. A young, emerging | | | | You don't have to worry about adding extra |
| reader might struggle with words in chapter | | | | weight to your child's or student's backpack |
| books, but our listening comprehension levels are | | | | because there is no heavy book to carry around. |
| higher than independent reading. | | | | This is also great for our environment since no |
| Plus, listening to an audio book means students | | | | trees have to be sacrificed for an audio book |
| are hearing the words pronounced correctly, and | | | | download- and that's definitely something worth |
| are listening to a very fluent, capable reader…all | | | | considering. |
| of which are important skills to master both for | | | | There are literally thousands of kids audio books |
| school and for life. This means it's entirely possible | | | | available, from the Twilight series that most teens |
| for kids who can physically read simple books, | | | | adore to the classics such as The Adventures of |
| such as the Junie B. series, to easily listen to much | | | | Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. |
| more advanced books such as Where the Red | | | | One final benefit to using kids audio books over |
| Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. They could | | | | the hard copy is that the audio version is usually |
| actually understand everything in the book when | | | | less expensive than the paper text, because |
| they wouldn't be able to do so reading the book | | | | you're not paying for the tree that was cut |
| on their own. | | | | down, or for the tree that had to be planted in its |
| Studies have shown that the more books read, | | | | place. |
| the better a student's reading comprehension | | | | Kids already love listening to their mp3 |
| levels will be, and the most successful people in | | | | players…why not take advantage of this and |
| our country are well-known readers as well. | | | | help them improve their reading skills at the same |
| Additionally, listening to kids audio books is | | | | time? It just makes good parenting sense. |
| something that doesn't even have to take up | | | | |