Children Benefit From Listening to Books
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Ever wonder if children get any benefit from listening to audio books as compared to reading a book.There’s been studies done that show that children as young as 5 years old do gain a variety of benefits from listening to audio books.
Some of the benefits include:
- Improving listening and comprehension skills
- Increasing vocabulary
- Learning the proper pronunciation of words
- Learning to “see” a story by using imagination instead of illustrations
- Getting motivated to read more by an author they’ve been introduced to through an audiobook
- Engaging a child’s interest in a way that a parent reading aloud may not
- Providing an enjoyable family activity
By listening to audio books children are presented with an opportunity to hear language thereby providing them the correct use of grammar and also giving them the chance to hear the correct pronunciation of new or difficult words.
Another benefit of audio books is that they can play a vital role in bridging the gap in young children whose understanding and comprehension is greater than their reading skill. In allowing them to “read” along with an audio book this frustration can be avoided as the child feels as though they’re actually reading. This is an enormous benefit when encouraging a life-long love of books and reading in the very young.
A more obvious, but no less important benefit of listening to stories is that it improves a child’s listening skills. More than half of our learning or accumulation of knowledge is achieved through just listening. Through just listening to audio books on CD or cassette children’s concentration is improved and they become better listeners and thereby better learners. Listening to stories is still a great way to spend quality time together as a family and it has been shown to improve a child’s conversation skills and to encourage them to express themselves.
Children are encouraged to use their imaginations and “paint” their own pictures of characters and places. The overall effect of this is one of entertainment and enjoyment thereby strengthening the link between books and pleasure. This is particularly important for parents struggling with reluctant or problem readers.
BENEFITS FOR PARENTS
One last benefit is for the parents. Audio books can give often exhausted parents a break from reading to their child. What better way to relax and end the day than to cuddle up together and just listen.
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what are the names of the children books that have the worm character and an egg shaped cat?yea, that is the one. But I am pretty sure he drives the apple, not lives in it.
About Author
Don Huck resides in Colorado with his wife, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 2 birds and a turtle. He and his wife have owned and operate an audio-only bookstore and website called Talking Books Plus since 2005.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:21 am
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April 28th, 2009 at 11:51 am
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April 28th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
it’s almost like a photo
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April 28th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Awesome work Williamsshamir
Great video.
Much love Kat
April 28th, 2009 at 10:51 am
I go to work 4 days a week 10 hour shifts, go to gym 5 days a week, walk 5 days a week, study 3 nights a week, cook and clean the house and spend time with my husband and animals. I try to do at least one thing different each day go out of my ways to do things for other people because it makes me feel better that I can make a little difference in this world to someone
April 28th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Your desire to make sense of your suffering reminds me of the weeds that spring up through cracked asphalt, improbable, doomed, beautiful in their own way.
May grace find you.
April 28th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
I think the first thing you need to do is accept that fact that despite all of your great intentions, no matter how well you plan, no matter what approach you take, there is the possibility that this will not work out. Not trying to burst your bubble but I think you need to approach this very realistically. These reunions don't always work out with the storybook endings that we hope for. There may be too much damage done, too much brainwashing that has occurred. You can only do what you can do, but sometimes this stuff isn't fixable.
Also, lots and lots of people have Facebook accounts. It may be their way of extending an olive branch to you, but chances are, it's just a facebook page.
Having said that, I think the best way to approach your adult children is with total honesty and humility. Tell them that you are interested in connecting with them and that you understand they've only heard one side of things their entire lives and it may not have put you in the most flattering light. Tell them you are interested in presenting your side of things, and while you'd like a relationship you understand that they'll need to take all the information given and make the best decisions for themselves. Ask them for that opportunity. Specifically. I think the more you empower them from the start, the better opportunity you have to present yourself as genuine and primarily interested in what is best for them.
Good luck to you.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
wich program he is for doing this ? beside a tablet ofc
April 29th, 2009 at 3:45 am
lots of money and a good lawyer good luck
April 29th, 2009 at 4:11 am
Sounds great
April 29th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
A-W-E-S-O-M-E your works is very awesome! cool!!!! very good
April 29th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Dhamma friend,
My master once told a Prof.of psychology from Cambrige U(a Buddhist as well) that he is a seeker of knowledge only.Having knowledge is good,but the ability to use the knowledge to advance spiritually is better.
The Buddha has shown us the WAY,we have to step onto the path and travel on it.All the academic discussion is good,but without travelling the Path shown by the Buddha,it is useless.
'Appamadena sampadetha vaya dhamma sankhara'
'Work diligently.All component things are impermanent.'
April 30th, 2009 at 12:31 am
awesome stuff man,….ama practice hard to get to yo level!
May 1st, 2009 at 4:12 pm
i use photoshop
May 1st, 2009 at 10:08 am
Grieving and loss in Children
The death of a family member can alter a child’s life forever. The key is to give children the proper guidance; they need their parents, teachers, and significant others in their lives to help them learn grief in positive ways.
For the child to cope with the death of their loved one, and learn to grieve and express their emotions, they need to understand the causes of death, through their family communication structure.
A children’s age makes a difference, and also the state of their behavioral and emotional changes. Children need to be helped when they are ready to talk about their bad experiences.
According to Ms. Mc Cue (as quoted in Chira, Susan) “a child’s age makes a difference in the way a child responds to the grieving process and understands death; a 3– year old may not talk too much about his or her feelings”.
However,children will talk about their loss to people that they trust. At this age the child may ask “When is mommy coming home?” despite having their mother's or father's death explained several times. Ms. Mc Cue affirms that a 4- year old child may have little appreciation and understanding of the finality of death.
In other article by Perry, Bruce D. “Helping Kids face up to Loss.” insists that children of different ages have different ways of adapting the abstract concept of death. However, Brodkin's article “My Grandpa Died” concludes that a 4 – year old does understand the meaning of death, but it is difficult for any child to tolerant sadness for a long time, so their grief is intermittent. Equally important, by age five or six these children, according to Brodkin, realize that everyone dies eventually, and by the time they are eight or nine a child knows that they too, will die. In Earl Grollman's book “Talking about Death” (p.35) he asserts that children of the same age differ widely in their behavior and development; some are mature and stable even when tragedy strikes, others are seemingly immature. Children should not be fit into a fixed age category regarding death and dying
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According to both Grollman and Brodkin five year olds are able to understand the meaning of physical death.They understand that Death is final and all living things must die. But they may not think of it happening to them. At this age, they may neither deny death nor accept it inevitability. This is why a child’s age makes a significant difference in the way they may respond to the grieving process and understand death; the best way to respond to a child is in simple, age-appropriate answers.
A child’s state of behavior and emotional state will change. According to Brodkin changes in behavior should be expected. Children can be sad for a few days esperience some joy and laughter, and then revert to the sad mood again. Children’s moods become unpredictable, a child may tell someone that their grandfather has died in a sad manner and later skip off to play and behave as if nothing has happened
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A child’s emotional stage may be very changable, according to Perry, the primary emotion during this time is fear. Over a period of time, the child’s thoughts will be dominated by the loss with the primary emotion being sadness. Also sleeping, eating patterns, and interest in school diminishes. Furthermore, the child’s sadness moods may float in and out of sadness and this is may be enough to convince people that children do not understand the permanence of death.
Next, children need to be helped when they are ready to talk about their experiences. When children ask for explanations about their loss according to Perry, the child is ready to talk to an adult and it will help to listen and give feedback. They also seek for guidance and comfort from adults. Children ask questions and express indirectly what they feel through play.
Karen DeBord and Nick Amann claim in their journal “Benefits of Play in Children” that a child can express their emotions through various types of play activities such as art, or stories, far earlier than they can express them in words. Likewise, for older children, play may be the means through which they can express emotions that they are either unwilling to share verbally or do not have the sufficient vocabulary to express. Through play children can be anyone, at anyplace, at anytime and easily express what they feel.
Finally, Perry claims that consoling a child who lost a beloved family member is a great challenge, because they may become sad or aggressive or withdraw from play. On the other hand, Brodkin asserts that at school children share their thoughts at their own pace and through play. Perry agrees with Brodkin on this also but has some concerns. Brodkin suggests not avoiding the topic when the child brings it up. "Be available when the child wants to talk, but avoid probing. Be prepared to discuss the same details again and again. Expect the child not to hear things that first time. Patiently, repeat facts for her or him, and always try to bring positive memories, images, and recollections in the conversation."
Grollman on page 41 encourages an explanation about trees and leaves and how long they last. Step by step give examples within the child’s ability to understand.
Therefore, when consoling a grieving child, we can do our best by following their lead when they express the need to talk, and let the child know that we understand them if they want to play, and be oblivious to the loss, we should allow them the return to normal life.
In conclusion, a children’s age affects their grieving process when dealing with death. Their behavior and emotional state changes and they need to find support when they are ready to talk about death. The best way to help a child go through grieving is by listening, being honest, talking, about the person who died, and creating an environment that is safe for grieving. Further study of this issue is important so that we can help children cope with loss.
{side notes: put the whole paper into Microsoft Word and in tools select options and under the tab for spelling and grammar turn on Grammar and style under the "writing style" pull down tab. Then when you run spell check it will make lots of helpful suggestions. I usually ignore 50% of the "passive voice" suggestions but most of the others are very helpful. It also can detect when you chose the wrong spelling of a word for the context. Good luck-Oh and the title is just a suggestion, name it whatever you want.}
May 1st, 2009 at 11:01 am
This is perfect. Very well done!
May 1st, 2009 at 7:06 pm
WTF??? Get a hobby like knitting or decapitating chickens.