Ways to Use Audio Books in the Classroom

Audio books are great for more than just a listening center. Although they are likely a staple in your reader's workshop instruction, they have potential that goes far beyond reading centers! Using audio books can benefit your elementary students in so many ways. Of course they can be a great model of fluency and expression, but they also help develop listening skills, give students the opportunity to focus only on the content, rather than the act of reading itself, and even...