September Contest Winner

Congratulations to Nikki Coates, our September contest winner! Nikki, you’ll receive one copy of Dear Mr. Henshaw on CD to share with your students. We asked respondents to share stories about who inspired them, and we got some great responses! Here are a few of our favorites, but we encourage you to read the rest [...]

One Teacher’s Success Story

We received this inspiring story in an email from Paula Parkinson, a teacher at Hallettsville Junior High in Texas…
I use audiobooks in my class regularly because of all the success struggling readers experience with the support of hearing a story aloud. It enables readers to enhance the mental image of characters and settings in their [...]

Classroom Management with Audiobooks

While at White Marsh Elementary, we were impressed by Laurie McGrath’s ability to have many group activities going on at once—with all students on task! We asked her to tell us about her classroom management methods and she told us audiobooks are the key. Here’s what she said…

Laurie said…
Small novel groups
“I usually start [...]

Look for our new catalog for librarians!

We’ve dedicated our Spring 2008 K-12 catalog to librarians. In addition to the favorite products of teachers and librarians, you’ll find special tips and ideas especially for librarians using audiobooks. Also check out our contests for the chance to win free stuff for your school! In Part Four of our series featuring White Marsh Elementary, [...]

All your students can be confident readers.

In Part Three of our continuing series at White Marsh Elementary, 5th grade teachers Jennifer Cord and Laurie McGrath tell us how audiobooks help motivate students and make them all feel like confident readers …

Jennifer said …“It really came down to one thing—motivation. When I would put that CD in, the children took on [...]

What made you try audiobooks?

In Part Two of our continuing series with White Marsh teachers Jennifer Cord and Laurie McGrath, Jennifer shares how she was first inspired to try audiobooks, and how she immediately got a positive reaction from students and parents…

Jennifer says …“For me, using audio books came as such an easy thing. It’s something I really enjoy [...]

Teachers (and students!) talk about how audiobooks work

White Marsh Elementary teachers Jennifer Cord and Laurie McGrath talk about how audiobooks work in their classroom, and their students tell us how audiobooks have helped them and why. This begins our series on how one school uses audiobooks—check back soon for updates on how the 5th grade team, the library, and the students use [...]

“…with audiobooks, they choose to read.”

In our follow-up visit to White Marsh Elementary, we again got some great feedback from the teachers and students. The kids especially love the Playaway audiobooks.
Check back soon—we’ll be running a series of feature stories Mrs. Cord and Mrs. McGrath shared with us about how audiobooks changed their classroom experience.
The first batch of catalogs, [...]

Audiobook success at White Marsh Elementary

Recorded Books recently visited White Marsh Elementary School in Mechanicsville, MD, where 5th grade teachers Jennifer Cord and Laurie McGrath use audiobooks for reading instruction—whole class, independent reading, and literature circles. Librarian Peggy Ekhaus is also an audiobook enthusiast.
Mrs. Cord has had success with whole-class listening on audio and individual reading with Playaway. Mrs. Cord [...]

Audiobook educators caught in the act!

So, just who is using audiobooks in schools, anyway? Lots of great educators! If you use audiobooks in your classroom or library and would like to be featured, contact us and let us know!
Send submissions to educator at recordedbooks dot com.

Clover Taylor, a librarian at Western Albermarle High in Crozet, VA, purchased Playaway audiobooks for [...]