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From: Merri Lindgren <mlindgren>
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:04:17 -0600
Thanks, Anne, for launching the new discussion topic for the first half of March: "Hear These Words: Audio Books." All of the recent posts on reading aloud are the perfect lead-in to a conversation about audio books for children and teens.
I had the pleasure of serving on the first Odyssey Award committee over the past year, and during the course of that time I learned about the many ways an audio book can augment a written text, or detract from it. As the committee listened to audio books for everyone from preschoolers through older teens, I experienced a whole range of reactions; at times thrilled with a technically outstanding production, and at other times disappointed with a lackluster performance. An obsessive reader, I found that listening to audio books increased my ability to critically analyze a book -- the pace kept me from my usual "speed-reading" and made me hear every word. A quality narration added new angles and shading to the book's interpretation, and thoughtful embellishments of music and sound effects enhanced settings and mood.
Are you an audio book addict, or are you skeptical of the format? Do you use audio books with young listeners, and if so, what works and what doesn't?
Merri Lindgren
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:04:17 -0600
Thanks, Anne, for launching the new discussion topic for the first half of March: "Hear These Words: Audio Books." All of the recent posts on reading aloud are the perfect lead-in to a conversation about audio books for children and teens.
I had the pleasure of serving on the first Odyssey Award committee over the past year, and during the course of that time I learned about the many ways an audio book can augment a written text, or detract from it. As the committee listened to audio books for everyone from preschoolers through older teens, I experienced a whole range of reactions; at times thrilled with a technically outstanding production, and at other times disappointed with a lackluster performance. An obsessive reader, I found that listening to audio books increased my ability to critically analyze a book -- the pace kept me from my usual "speed-reading" and made me hear every word. A quality narration added new angles and shading to the book's interpretation, and thoughtful embellishments of music and sound effects enhanced settings and mood.
Are you an audio book addict, or are you skeptical of the format? Do you use audio books with young listeners, and if so, what works and what doesn't?
Merri Lindgren
-- Merri Lindgren, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) School of Education, UW-Madison 608-263-3930 mlindgren at education.wisc.eduReceived on Mon 03 Mar 2008 02:04:17 PM CST
