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I know for a fact when I was growing up, most of my friends hated reading as there as so many 'easier' and more fun things to do.

Audio books have now made it possible for children to get better access to materials that they don't like reading.

Obviously, children still need to read, this is very important but reading along side audiobooks make is so much more exciting.

Many schools have now taken audio books not just to the homes of their students but also in the classrooms.

It has been mentioned by the educational sector that audio books, when used in teaching, can even have more impact than convensional books for children that are just begining to learn to read or those with reading difficulties.

Here I have listed eight advantages of pupils using audio books

1. When a child listens to an audio book it's like having a new teacher teaching them, as this is a change it makes it more exciting and new.

2. There are specific audio books prepared with children in mind that are not only educative but very entertaining, these types of audio books make learning much more fun than normal teaching.

3. Using audio books to teach kids in school will give the teachers more time to prepare for the next lesson, the teachers can play the audio book for the children while doing something else.

4. For children with reading difficulties, they can slowly follow the readings from audio books until it feels comfortable to read.

It's a very powerful way of improving learning skills as all children have to do is listen to an audio book while reading the printed words.

5. Audio books save money. Instead of buying dozens of books for a classroom, just one audio book can be played for all the students in the classroom.

6. Audio books that tell interesting stories are very helpful in times when the children would have become too tired to read and study.

Most importantly, popular stories that children love, will be very interesting for them to listen to.

7. You'll find that kids actually prefer audio books to physical books. A child can feel more 'at home' when they are 'told a story' rather than reading a book.

8. Having the word actually spoken to a child is a great advantage when learning how to pronounce words. By hearing the pronunciation and seeing it printed, they would better grasp it.

All in all, most children find it a great deal of fun listening to a lesson on audio, rather than having to read it. That is why children spend a lot of time watching movies, rather than reading.

There is no wonder why more and more schools are taking advantage of the current technology and using audio books when teaching.

An excellent source that I have found for audio book downloads is Spoken Network. You can find them at:

www.spokennetwork.com?cam=ama0023

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