Audiobook
Learning Tools
Reluctant Readers
Students who struggle to read or are not interested in reading can view reading with more enthusiasm by experiencing a story through audiobook, as opposed to text reading (Hett, 2012).
Reading Skills
Listening to audiobook narration while concurrently reading its e-book allows students to hear the correct pronunciation of new or challenging words and alter reading speed. This combined sensory experience also helps increase reading endurance (Larson, 2015).
Tech Incentive
With children’s interest in technology, providing hi-tech learning tools, such as audiobooks, encourages student engagement (Hett, 2012).
English Language Learners
A study determined that Chinese students studying English who listened to audiobooks while following along with the text gained speed in recognizing words, listening comprehension, vocabulary and dictation (Chang, 2011).