TO TEACHERS
At RFB&D, we are very aware of the daily requirements placed on educators—from teaching to paperwork to meetings. Sometimes extra projects, such as creating audio versions of textbooks, have to be put aside. Since many students are audio learners, this can be a limiting factor in their information retention and comprehension levels. However, instead of having to wait for the extra time to make recordings, RFB&D has done it for you! Below are some benefits of our audiobooks:
- You will save time and resources. RFB&D has thousands of the most popular classroom titles available.
- You won’t have to record textbooks yourself anymore!
- RFB&D’s reference librarians can perform bibliographic searches that match your thematic unit. Searches can be performed by author, subject or genre. Contact our Reference Librarian Service at 609-520-8031 or by e-mailing reference@rfbd.org.
- RFB&D has adapted commonly used graphic organizers for use with audio textbooks.
- Graphic organizers are visual representations of the concept.
- Graphic organizers promote active listening and learning.
- RFB&D has developed quick reference guides to help you and your students become adept at using RFB&D’s audiobooks with tape and CD players and CD software.
TO STUDENTS
All too often, students with learning disabilities have negative classroom experiences. The information is presented too quickly, the students cannot read the vocabulary, or the sheer volume of reading may be overwhelming. RFB&D’s audiobooks can be a lifesaver that you can throw to your students before they sink into the depths of academic failure. Aside from providing access to the curriculum, audiobooks provide a number of other educational benefits:
- Audiobooks complement and reinforce what is being taught by allowing students to “read to learn,” even when they are learning to read.
- Audiobooks provide a multimodal approach to reading.
- Students become active participants in the reading process as they take notes, underline and monitor their listening comprehension.
- Audiobooks assist with word attack and decoding skills as students listen to the text being deciphered.
- Audiobooks help students manage the demands of reading by allowing them to learn auditorially.
- Audiobooks put the pleasure back in reading.
- Students with print disabilities can be included in the general education curriculum.
- Students can listen to the text in the author’s own language.
- Students indicate increased confidence in their reading and academic participation.