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Monday, September 23, 2013

Audio Books

This year we will work on developing our comprehension as readers, but also our reading fluency. This allows kids to practice the way they sound as they read by connecting words into phrases and sentences. One way do this is modeling how fluent readers read. I wanted to share with you a resource that is FREE to you and might be something your child would be interested in trying.

The link below is to the Mid-Continent Public Library’s Database for digital and online books. Books can be “loaned” out to your electronic device for a period of time and will be automatically removed at the end of the check out time. Listening to text can be very effective in improving reading fluency, but following along with the text would be even better! While some of the newer titles are not yet available on Overdrive, there are lots of titles on the fourth grade reading level for your child to explore. Many of these titles would also be available at the Mid-Continent or even our school library.

If you child chooses to try this out, they are welcome to bring their MP3 player or iPod to school along with the actual book. They can listen and follow along with the text by listening through their personal headphones. While this is NOT a requirement for our reader’s workshop at all, I am only sharing this to you if you would like to try something different! If you do try this at home, please keep me updated on how it goes!

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