Audio Books

Students are having fun and fine tuning their reading and listening skills this month as they read along with an audio book. Recorded books are a fun way for your child to listen to a fluent reader, practice following along, and focus their attention. Involve the whole family by reading along as you listen to a chapter of a book each night before bed or while driving in the car during a family vacation. There are many books on tape/CD at the public library that your child might enjoy.

This month, students are reading and listening to the audio recording of the book, Because of Winn Dixie. Students are really enjoying reading and discussing this book. It is a great way to develop their skills on sustaining their attention and understanding while reading a longer chapter book over a longer period of time. We are working on keeping track of the different characters and played a few games and activities as a way to review and discuss the book and its characters. As students learn more about the characters, they were better able to anticipate the characters’ actions and refine their predictions on what would happen next in the book. Ask your child about the different characters in the book and what character they liked best.