non-profit organisation which helps visually impaired and dyslexic students, argues that ‘Listening to audiobooks can help bridge the gap between decoding words and assigning meaning. And Herrmann notes that for a reader struggling with blocks of dense text, ‘audio books expose them to all that language without intimidating them.’ Some kids are auditory, rather than visual, learners. If an audio version of a book unleashes their imagination and helps them understand the heart of the story, then it’s as valuable and as purposeful as a book.’ ‘Audiobooks are literary resources which can help keep your child engaged in reading. Herrmann firmly refutes this, and so does writer Katya Szewczuk, who says in an article for kidlitTV: Some people feel that offering kids books on audio rather than in print is a form of ‘cheating’. (For more on this see our story on reading aloud to older kids.) This is true of all kids, but may be especially so for dyslexic and visually impaired children. Several studies have shown that kids can listen to and understand more complex stories and ideas than they are capable of reading for themselves. Herrmann recalls: ‘My kids have grown up around audio books and the vocabulary that my 10 year old has, just from listening to audio books and the language and the ideas that she has been exposed to, is just incredible.’ (Click to enlarge the infographic at right for statistics about these and more benefits.) Keeping kids engaged with stories and books in any form is a great thing during the long weeks away from school.Īnd listening to stories on audio has benefits for young readers at any time, including improved comprehension, pronunciation, vocabulary and reading speed. So we’ve started experimenting with using a lot of younger actors – 15 and 16 years old.’ She mentioned that Bolinda are moving to using younger voices on children’s audio: ‘We have a lot of adults reading these children’s books which is fun, but it’s not how the kids would read it to themselves, in their own voice. ‘And I love A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, it’s an amazing book, and we had Jason Isaacs read that for us who was also in Harry Potter – a beautiful voice.’ I love Morris Gleiztman audio books as well: Two Weeks With the Queen is a heartwrenching story but a fantastic story as well.
She added, ‘I love the classics, I love Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree and we got Kate Winslet to read that. She nominated the Andy Griffiths books, because of the humour, the short story format and the combination of Griffiths’ text and Stig Wemyss’ readings (Wemyss is a popular performer in schools and libraries).
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It’s like a movie for your mind listening to an audio book.’ She says ‘the right audio book will give you goose bumps!’īetter Reading asked Herrmann about some of her favourite children’s audios. The right audio book will give you goose bumpsīolinda audio is an Australian business which publishes over 1,000 audio titles every year both locally and internationally.īolinda founder Rebecca Herrmann describes listening to an audio book as ‘a real sensory experience…With a book it’s very different: it’s your eyes, and your visual interpretation of the feelings. And for a busy mum who spends lots of time in the car, or hours breastfeeding, listening to a book can provide some rejuvenating ‘me’ time.) (Other ideal times for an audio book? One mum we know plays readings of favourite picture books to settle her young son down for his daytime nap. They create fewer squabbles than trying to agree on what music or radio station everyone likes, and are much less wearing on parental eardrums than kids’ DVDs!Īnd there are wonderful recordings available – imagine enjoying Rupert Grint (Harry Potter’s Ron Weasley) reading Tom Gates or Kate Winslet reading The Magic Faraway Tree! Several families we know have shared enjoyable hours in the car listening to audio readings of favourite novels. With a long summer (and perhaps a car trip or two) ahead, this might be the perfect time to try one. Do you and your kids ever listen to audio books?
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