Audiobooks

The audiobook is a book that is recorded. It is a great tool to use when there is material that is difficult to read. Books can be hard to read when there is dialect or accent, unfamiliar terms or words (especially in books from a different era or culture), and sometimes it is simply an issue of style.

Audiobooks are really fun! They allow the reader to appreciate the rhythm and sounds of words, making the story easier to understand. Groups of students can share a book at the same time. With an audiobook, there is no need to take turns reading a book or buying multiple copies.

Segments of an audiobook can be replayed more than once if so desired.

One way to use an audiobook is to follow along with the actual printed copy of the book. This helps to learn and pronounce words correctly. This is also be a way to learn a new language.

Using audiobooks is a way to learn content in the classroom if a student has a reading disability. Students think audiobooks are cool.

They can be downloaded for onto computers or mp3 players.

**Find Free Audio Books for Download:**

 * AudioBooksforFree.com - This site has a wide selection of classic and modern literature, as well as fairly recent non-fiction.
 * Literalsystems.org - This site has a limited collection, focusing mainly on classic literature. (Good quality.)
 * LibriVox.org - A collection of nearly 1000 works of literature in the public domain, published before 1923.
 * Project Gutenberg - This is the most comprehensive collection of free audiobooks on the web. Many languages are available.