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Audio Book Resources -Develop Listening Skills, Increase Comprehension/Reasoning

Audio Book Resources -Develop Listening Skills, Increase Comprehension/Reasoning | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Are you looking for some great websites that provide access to digital stories? This post focuses on children's audio books and provides links to stories that may be downloaded or streamed (for free!). In some cases children may also "read" the book online (again, at no charge).
Why choose to use digital books? They help students "develop listening skills and can increase comprehension and reasoning ability...(and) site word recongition when accompanied by text." Many valuable academic skills can be reinforced through digital text. Check out the links by clicking through to the post.

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College Students Now Prefer Reading Digital Books to Print, Survey Finds |

College Students Now Prefer Reading Digital Books to Print, Survey Finds | | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

The Pearson Foundation’s second-annual Survey on Students and Tablets polled 1,206 college students and 204 high school seniors about their tablet ownership and usage. The survey found that a majority of college students now prefer reading digital books rather than print, a reversal of last year’s results, and many believe tablets are just as valuable for educational purposes as they are for personal entertainment.

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