Audiobooks, are they helping kids learn to read?

Exactly, Kevin. They learn from the interaction with adults,
not from
the media itself, whether it's a board book, an audio book,
the
television, etc. I'm tired of snazzy books and toys being
marketed as
"learning toys" because I think it gives parents
the illusion that the
toys will take over teaching for them. (Don't get me wrong,
they can be
fun and cool; they just won't do the job for you.) Children
do learn a
lot by experimenting and playing on their own--my
19-month-old daughter
loves the physical act of flipping through a book by
herself--but they
acquire language by copying and interacting with us. They
don't want to
imitate toys, they want to imitate grown-ups. 

Nina

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Web Services Librarian
Auraria Library

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Sciences
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[mailto:web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Devine
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 10:32 AM
To: Michelle Mumau
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Subject: [Web4lib] Re: [Publib] Audiobooks,are they helping
kids learn
to read?

In the same vein, I don't believe that books help children
to read
either.  That is what parents and teachers are useful for...

Kevin Devine
Euclid Public Library
http://www.euclidlibrary
.org

Michelle Mumau wrote:
> I was just wondering what your thoughts are on audio
books and 
> education? In my opinion audio books are NOT helping
kids learn to
read.
> I believe that the current generation of children are
lazier than ever

> and audio books are just feeding into that mentality. I
teach 7th 
> grade and it is amazing how many children can't
read.... and their 
> spelling is atrocious. Can we blame it all on audio
books, of course 
> not, but I do think it is a contributing factor.
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