Listening to learn : audiobooks supporting literacy / Sharon Grover, Lizette D. Hannegan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grover, Sharon.

Contributor:

Hannegan, Lizette D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading--United States.

Reading.

Literacy--Study and teaching--United States.

Literacy.

Educational technology.

Audiobooks.

Libraries--Special collections--Audiobooks.

Libraries.

School librarian participation in curriculum planning.

Children--Books and reading.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on decades of audiobook experience and research, librarians Grover and Hannegan convincingly make the case that audiobooks not only present excellent opportunities to engage the attention of young people but also advance literacy. Listening to Learn connects audiobooks with K-12 curricula and demonstrates how the format can support national learning standards and literacy skills by * Presenting a concise history of the audiobook, with commentary from experts in the field * Showing librarians how to harness their library's audiobook collection and practice effective collection dev

Contents:

How it all begins

Why listen?

Audiobooks and learning standards : overview

Audiobooks and the primary grades, K-2

Audiobooks and the intermediate grades, 3-5

Audiobooks and middle school, grades 6-8

Audiobooks and high school, grades 9-12

Connecting it all : audiobooks, literacy, and instructional themes

Technology innovation supports audiobook use

Finding the best.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613345776

0-8389-9394-X

1-283-34577-3

OCLC:

763158197