I have been building up our school library collection of audio books over the past few years. They continue to be popular with the struggling readers and our high numbers of ESL students. It is a shame we are not allowed to make backup copies of the CDs as these get easily scratched/lost.
On a personal level, reading a book on the computer or Kindle etc does not appeal to me and before this programme, I hadn't read more than a page of a book online. Not owning an IPad or Kindle and having a slow internet connection at home, I think I'll stay with the paper version for the time being. At school where there is a faster download speed and the children have grown up reading from a screen, I can see a future for such media. The sites I have looked at certainly have a wealth of material that could be used in a school environment and some of it free which is a plus when school finances are limited. It is worthwhile sifting through to locate suitable reading/listening material for the students.
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