TeachersFirst's Audio Books
These educator-reviewed resources from TeachersFirst offer audio books so all students, including emerging readers and ESL/ELL learners, can experience literature and other reading selections in audio form to reinforce and inspire literacy skills and enjoyment. Be sure to explore each site, as many include multiple categories of books and different download or listening formats. Some selections are audio only. Others include text to follow on the site as you listen, while others include options to interact with the book by clicking, responding, and watching animations. The helpful reviews suggest ideas for ways to use the audio books in the classroom or outside of school to reinforce literacy skills, improve English skills, or study literature in new ways. Narrow your search by choosing TeachersFirst's specialized collections of audio books with accompanying text or audio books with interactive features.
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Lit2Go - Florida Educational Technology Clearinghouse
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): air (106), audio books (21), folktales (33), literature (219), nursery rhymes (9), rhymes (21)
In the Classroom
Print out up to 25 pdf copies of stories and poems if you do not have print versions. Make your own books and leave blank sections to be illustrated for aiding comprehension. If you have iTunes installed on your computer, you can download many of the selections directly into your iTunes library. Use individual laptops for reading the stories online or as a download. Make sure your sight-impaired students know about this helpful site. Special ed teachers and ESL//ELL teachers will love the availability of audio files and text together.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Audio Stories for Children - Light Up Your Brain
Grades
K to 5tag(s): folktales (33)
In the Classroom
Use the stories during listening centers or as enrichment to a theme or shared/group reading during class. Play the stories on an interactive whiteboard or projector and have students draw pictures of the story. If copies of the story are available, have students follow along with a partner during the audio reading. Learning support teachers will like the option of offering stories in audio to help weaker readers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Loud Lit - Loudlit.org
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): audio books (21), declaration of independence (14), gettysburg (15), gettysburg address (11), literature (219), poetry (185)
In the Classroom
This site is helpful for many subjects and grade levels. Have students use this website when they have to memorize poetry, the Gettysburg Address, or the Declaration of Independence. ESL and ELL students and many learning support students will benefit from the option of "reading" in multi-media format. Use the audio stories with younger students for listening skills. During a poetry unit, why not have students choose one of the poems to read and listen to? Have the students analyze and write in their journal about what they think the poem means. Replace paper journals by using a blog tool like Edublog, reviewed here. Then have the students share the original poem and their own opinions with the class, making this activity a listening, reading, writing, and speaking lesson. If you are into podcasting, enhance learning by encouraging students to create some of their own poetry readings with commentary.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Storynory: Kids Audio Stories - Blog Relations: Matthew Lynn and Hugh Fraser
Grades
K to 5In the Classroom
Beginning readers will enjoy this site as much as more capable readers, listening intently to the high quality presentation. Share this site with parents in your class newsletter or from your teacher web page. Use it also when you read Alice in Wonderland, and when you teach the concept of "series" stories (try the "Bertie" stories). ESL/ ELL and learning support students will benefit from reading and hearingstories at the same time. Project the story on an interactive whiteboard or projector with small groups of readers so students can follow along and even highlight words during the audio reading.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Free Short Stories For Low Intermediate ESL Learners - eslfast.com
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): dictionaries (47), short stories (19), vocabulary (231)
In the Classroom
The reading and listening activities are easy for students to work on independently because of the listening option. Special ed teachers may also have students who will benefit from the listening practice. Don't forget to provide the headphones. Provide this link on your class website or newsletter, so the families of ESL/ELL students can read (or listen) to the stories together.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Inkless Tales - Elizabeth Bushey
Grades
K to 5tag(s): audio books (21), listening (65), poetry (185), reading lists (81), writing (302)
In the Classroom
The animated alphabet is certain to appeal to pre-K and kindergarten teachers and students. Make it a center that students can explore over and over!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Librivox
Grades
K to 12tag(s): air (106), audio books (21), listening (65), literature (219), poetry (185)
In the Classroom
Use these for read-along listening, to help weaker readers or ESL/ELL students, or to practice listening and pronunciation. World language and literature teachers can play poetry or passages from lit texts in class or assign them as homework. Make sure you have headphones or speakers for your computer, if needed. High school club advisers might like to offer this as a service opportunity for students to become readers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Storyline Online - Screen Actors Guild Foundation
Grades
1 to 6tag(s): reading comprehension (132), reading lists (81), reading strategies (87)
In the Classroom
Make the stories a center or use a projector for the whole class to watch the video. Then share the link on your teacher web page for students to repeat it over and over at home. Make sure your spakers are turned up! Depending on the age of your students, once or twice a month extend student learning by having them participate in a Flip, reviewed here, discussion with their peers. Ask them to explain which was their favorite book and why, then have them listen to and comment on their classmates' impressions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Beatrix Potter: Audio Books - Ohio University Telecommunications Center
Grades
2 to 4tag(s): audio books (21), reading lists (81)
In the Classroom
This site may inspire you and your students to create a collection of audio recordings of some favorite stories used in your curriculum. Combine with student illustrations created in a Paint program to produce your own multimedia literary resources.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sesame Street - Sesame Street & PBS
Grades
K to 2tag(s): classification (21), counting (58), listening (65), numbers (120), preK (246), sound (70), sounds (44)
In the Classroom
Use this rare find to motivate your students. Have students work on individual computers and explore this site on their own. With younger students, you may want to introduce the site on an interactive whiteboard or projector. This is definitely one that you will want to share with your parents in your newsletter or on your class website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Learn to Read - Starfall.com
Grades
1 to 3tag(s): sound (70), sounds (44), vocabulary (231)
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