A colleague who is a school library media specialist in a high school, is working with the English department to try to find audio books (mp3 files, cassettes, or CDs) that correlate with a wide variety of high school reading materials.   We found that Libravox has a set of links to audio books that can be downloaded for free, as well as those that require a subscription.  Check out the resources here.  There are lots of public domain classics (Shakespeare, Dickens, etc.) that various groups have created, often for free. 

Audio texts can do so much to help all readers, especially those who are reluctant, struggling, or ELL.  And when the materials are free, why not give it a try?

I use Audible.com and iPod Shuffles for audio books for upper elementary students in my building, and lately I’ve been deluged with requests for primary-level audio as well. 

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