| Audio books are changing the way people are | | | | chapters of their textbooks. |
| educated. Students now have an exciting new | | | | These notes cost between $3 for one chapter review |
| resource available to them in the form of Mp3 books. | | | | and $20 for reviews of all of the chapters of the book. |
| And many educators are beginning to be convinced | | | | Pearson Education believes this division of its |
| that it's not a sub par form of education it's just a | | | | company, which is still in the early stages, will see a |
| different form of education. | | | | boom very quickly. |
| The audio book sector of publishing is without a doubt | | | | Both media and literacy specialists are finding audio |
| one of the fastest growing areas in the industry. More | | | | books to be an excellent tool for grade schoolers. |
| than half of teenagers own an Mp3 player and while | | | | They are finding that the old phrase, "I hate to read" is |
| currently only 5% of those people are listening to audio | | | | being changed to, "I like to listen to audio books." |
| books and audio texts on them, that number is most | | | | Using audio books stretches a listener's vocabulary by |
| definitely increasing. | | | | exposing them to words they may not be yet able to |
| One community college teacher in Virginia received an | | | | master through reading. |
| $11,000.00 grant the college to be able to utilize Mp3 | | | | The audience of Audiobooks is growing larger every |
| players with her class. She lends her Spanish students | | | | day because they are versatile and appealing to so |
| an Mp3 player with her lessons on file. It acts as a | | | | many people. Using them in schools is just one of the |
| language lab where students can interact and listen to | | | | ways they are beneficial. |
| the language in new and exciting ways that were not | | | | It's thrilling to see students both young and old excited |
| offered before. | | | | about and turned onto reading and the wonder of |
| Students are now able to listen and practice Spanish | | | | books. |
| at the grocery store, post office, or anywhere they | | | | Books on Mp3 or iPod audio books can be found in a |
| are! | | | | number of places such as libraries and bookstores but |
| Textbooks on Mp3 are also a growing field. The | | | | are most easily accessed through the internet. Tons of |
| biggest textbook publisher, Pearson Education, is now | | | | websites now have them to rent or for sell. Check |
| producing VangoNotes, which is a study guide for | | | | them out today for the student in your life. |