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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Beth Dichter
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There are many places where one may go and download free audtio books. This posts lists 10 locations, providing a brief explanation for each. The sites vary with some geared to to children and others to adults. Audio books are great for students whom may struggle with reading, as well as for long drives and walks. And all these sites are legal. They host books in the public domain. 
Lourdes Oroxom's curator insight,
October 31, 2014 9:01 AM
These look like good places to get books. I have been trying to get more into electronic books, so these look like good places to start.
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ThoughtAudio.com offers audio book downloads of philosophy and classic literature audio book titles. The books are professionally narrated and may be downloaded at no cost.
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"Do you read aloud to your students? Is there ever a time when students are too old to be read to? Many teachers are firm believers in reading aloud -- even at the upper grade levels."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This post describes why it is valuable to read to older students as well as a wide variety of resources. There are many reasons to continue to read to older students (and not just those students whom have access to assistive technology). A few of those reasons are below. * "Reading aloud to children helps them develop and improve literacy skills -- reading, writing, speaking, and listening..." * "...children listen on a higher level than they read, listening to other readers stimulates growth and understanding of vocabulary and language patterns." Resources are available in two categories: * Beyond Instruction that includes a link to a post of Audio books and publications, Information on optical character recognition,Text-to-speech and Variable speed tape recorders Sites to explore includes links to about 10 websites. Some are free and some will cost.
Adrianna Castelo's curator insight,
February 19, 2014 11:13 PM
I thought that this was quite interesting because you never early think to read to students as they get older. It has always been pretty routine that when you learn how to read you do it yourself.For myself, having something read out loud to me is not the best. I never pay attention when it's being read aloud only when I read it for myself. However, it could be beneficial to other students who really do have learning disabilities without them knowing.
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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).
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This infographic discusses how audio books may increase students reading scores. The infographic is split into a number of sections:
* The Problem in National
* The Benefits of Spoken, Sophisticated Language
* How Audio Books Help
A few of the statistics in this post are below.
* Students who don't read by 3rd grade are 4 times more likely not to graduate from high school.
* Only 32% of 4th grade students are proficient readers.
Many infographics that we find provide evidence but neglect to provide the resources to help us assess the evidence. This infographic provides links to over 20 resources that were used in its' creation. In addition, the website that posted the infographic, Tales2Go, provides audio books for students and provides access to additional resources on their website (http://www.tales2go.com/). Audio books available through Tales2Go are primarily for students in grades K - 5.