Monday, March 28, 2016

Why Listening to Podcasts Helps Improve Kids Reading Skills

Good morning,

Today we are sharing an interesting article written by Mindshift which talks about how one English teacher pushed the Status quo and found that there was a connection between using podcasts as a teaching tool and students wanting to read more as a result.

"Listening to stories does not immediately seem connected to reading, and in fact, readers of MindShift stories about podcasts in the classroom have commented that they don’t offer enough rigor. However, English teacher Michael Godsey discovered that most of his students prefer to listen to a podcast while reading the transcript over listening or reading alone. The combination of audio and text allowed for reading breaks and helped students learning English as a second language connect the text to the sounds." To view the full article, please visit: http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/03/18/why-listening-to-podcasts-helps-kids-improve-reading-skills/

Photo courtesy of Mindshift 

Each person learns differently and needs to find a way to use his/her natural abilities in school and that's one of the many things we help students do. Here at Linder Education we employ a variety of teaching tools and methods to help your student improve in and out of the classroom. If you are looking for help for your student, please contact us at: http://www.lindereducationalcoaching.com/




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