[CASL-L] listening comprehension

[Cathy Andronik]

Okay.  : )  As long as it's not that computer voice!!!!  My high school kids snicker when they play the audios.  That said, the kids who NEED to hear the articles read aloud, for whatever reason, do appreciate it.  But I've actually talked to EBSCO and Gale about getting "real" narrators to read.

Cathy
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On Wed, 9/16/15, Barbara Johnson <bajohnson at colchesterct.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [CASL-L] listening comprehension
 To: "Cathy Andronik" <cathyandronik at yahoo.com>
 Cc: casl-l at mylist.net, "Torrie Phillips" <tphillips at cpsctg.org>
 Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 1:23 PM
 
 But they
 have downloadable Audio Books too, they were pretty cool!
 And the "test" has an awful computer voice! 
 Barb
 On Sep 16, 2015 1:11 PM,
 "Cathy Andronik via CASL-L" <casl-l at mylist.net>
 wrote:
 Tried to
 "reply to all" to Barbara Johnson's comment
 but it wasn't going through properly.
 
 
 
 Yes, the iconn articles are read aloud.  However, they are
 read aloud by an automated voice.  Having been on YALSA
 best audiobook committees for several years, and having had
 training for audiobook narration, I cringe listening to this
 sort of "reading aloud."  I'd concentrate
 instead on audiobooks of quality narrative nonfiction, read
 by professional narrators--if only not to turn kids off of
 listening to recorded books!
 
 
 
 I'll see what I can find.
 
 
 
 Cathy Andronik
 
 Teacher Librarian
 
 Brien McMahon HS, Norwalk
 
 
 
 Amazing Audiobooks and Odyssey Committees between 2010 and
 2015
 
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 On Wed, 9/16/15, Torrie Phillips <tphillips at cpsctg.org>
 wrote:
 
 
 
  Subject: [CASL-L] listening comprehension
 
  To: casl-l at mylist.net
 
  Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 12:24 PM
 
 
 
  Hello all,  I’m in the midst of
 
  planning my SLO and one school-wide goal is to increase
 
  listening comprehension.  Our MAPS scores showed we
 are
 
  quite low in the area of students listening to a
 non-fiction
 
  passage and answering comprehension questions.  Does
 
  anyone know of  resources (online or iPad apps) where
 I
 
  could find a variety of K-5 non-fiction audio books or
 
  passages (preferably free) for students to listen to? I
 
  would not want them to be able to read along as this is
 
  strictly for listening comprehension.  If there are
 
  comprehension questions to go with them, all the
 
  better.  Otherwise, I could create my own as I will
 
  need to show data and growth.    Thanks in advance,  
  Torrie PhillipsK-5 Library Media
 
  Specialisttphillips at coventryct.org
 
   
 
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