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