Summer Reading: Audiobooks To Help with Your Reading

 

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,

   I have been speaking with other readers about how they read. For some, they only read an e-book. For others, an audiobook on the way to work saves them time. But then there are readers like myself that take it a few steps further. I utilize many forms of reading when taking on a book. With my Goodreads and Xepherus Reads reading challenges underway, I have found some great ways to keep on reading.

  I have trouble with reading from time to time. I will begin a paragraph, but then I veer off track and lose my place. This can sometimes keep me reading a page for over ten minutes. Therefore I use an audiobook in conjunction with my physical book so that I can read along with the words as the narrator presents the material. This is most helpful while reading my Kindle, which when paired up with an audiobook through its Whispersync feature, can highlight words as the narrator reads the page. 

  As a child, I learned how to read by utilizing Book and Record sets.  Power Records and Peter Pan Records released a multitude of titles based on popular culture, such as DC Comics, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Disney films. They were easy to follow and featured a bell ring or special sound effect that denoted when to turn a page. For instance, R2-D2 would beep when it was time to turn the page of a Star Wars read-along set. 

  As an adult, having a book and accompanying narration has helped me a great deal. By listening and reading I am able to stay on track with a book. And if I am in a public area reading, such as a crowded bus, I can read without issues by using headphones. 

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