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WHEN AUTHOR IS NARRATOR: AUDIOBOOKS READ BY THE AUTHOR
Permission to reprint WHEN AUTHOR IS NARRATOR: AUDIOBOOKS READ BY THE AUTHOR by Erica L. Kempf (v.12, no.6, June/July 2003) granted by Book Links: Connecting Books, Libraries, and Classrooms (www.ala.org/BookLinks), published by the American Library Association.

THE HORN BOOK MAGAZINE:
Take a quick peek at two letters recently published in The Horn Book  Magazine for some intelligent insights on audiobook use by students...

THE AUDIO TIME MACHINE
Today's crop of historical novels offers a more realistic depiction of a greater diversity of experiences than ever before. An inspired narrator can carry a listener back in time and magically let her or him "walk in another's makasins."

EARPHONE ENGLISH
Link to the SLJ website to read this article about how an old standby (the audiobook) has become a hip tool for teaching teens a second language.

HEARD ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY? - It works!
Audiobooks lead older teens to more reading and loving it!
   Deborah Locke © Book Links, November 2001

A BRIDGE TO LITERACY - Creating Lifelong Readers Through Audiobooks
"Reading begins with the oral word...audiobooks, too, can be shared and enjoyed and be part of the 'learning to read' process."
   Denise Marchionda © AudioFile Publications, Portland, Maine, August/September 2001.
 
LISTEN WHILE YOU READ - Struggling Readers and Audiobooks
"It was incredible. By February some of the kids were wanting to take the books home at night so they could keep reading to see what was happening. By the end of that year, all 23 of the kids in that reading skills class had come up about two grade levels in their reading and all had better attitudes toward reading. Audiobooks made the difference for those kids."
   Kyleen Beers, © School Library Journal, April 1998.

JANET ALLEN - SUCCESS WITH AUDIOBOOKS
Janet Allen (EdD, University of Maine) spends her time researching, writing, and consulting with schools and teachers who are changing their literacy practices.