Listening Isn't Cheating: How Audio Books Can Help Us Learn

With technology advances providing easier access to high quality audio book through paid providers like Audible and Learning Allied or funded sites like Bookshare, to name only a few, many are turning to "ear reading" to improve fluency and comprehension for both academic and pleasure reading. However, the equality of audio books is often called into question where conversations may revolve around the notion that listening to books doesn't teach students to read and is viewed as taking an easy way out. Those who utilize text-to-speech programs and built-in accessibility tools as valuable tools for learning disagree with these suggestions. The KQED News article Listening Isn't Cheating: How Audio Books Can Help Us Learn by Ki Sung, tackles this subject and provides insight into the impact audio books can have.

Listening Isn't Cheating: How Audio Books Can Help Us Learn Article