Comments on: Why Homeschoolers Should Have an Ipod or MP3 Player!

By: starlight

starlight — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:16:06 +0000

My kids are just beginning to read so I use a slightly different approach. I load all of our listening center type books with cds into I-Tunes and then I look up the book cover artwork on the web and put it in as the album art. I make sure that it’s an edition that looks just like the book we have. If you run I-Tunes in Cover Flow mode (on your computer or Ipod), you can flip through the artwork to find a book you like, located the right book in the listening center bin, and then click on it to listen and read along. To make it easier for them, I currently only have the reading with ‘turn the page’ signals turned loaded. The different tracks might make it confusing. Also, this keeps little hands off the original cds. If you go in and make sure each on is marked as audiobook, they will all stay together quite nicely.

By: Wendee

Wendee — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:29:23 +0000

Thanks Robin. I did not know that I could check out audio books from the library via the internet. I just used my library card and have checked out several!

By: DebC

DebC — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:41:25 +0000

Thanks Robin for sharing the article, the reading lists, the how-to’s etc. I didn’t realize there was such a wealth of free resources. Thank you also for all the encouragement and wisdom over the years through your books and site. You’ve been a blessing. Debbie

By: sophia

sophia — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:10:00 +0000

This is great info! My son has some processing challenges so we have been wanting to listen to more stories and work on comprehension. I am excited about checking into these great references! Thank you!

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:00:46 +0000

Don’t forget Librivox! A ton of free books to download all in the public domain. You can also volunteer for the project and read and record books for others to enjoy.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:57:29 +0000

The very MP3 player you recommend is the one my mother gave my oldest for her birthday! Thanks for the great tips. We will be using this!!!

By: Mother Hen

Mother Hen — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:32:57 +0000

I’m so happy to have found this post today! I was just thinking about such a thing this morning, but didn’t know of any sites that had free audio books. Super-duper!

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By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:43:43 +0000

Hi Robin,
Thank you for the reading list with brief descriptions. I am so thankful for a list from one I can trust. I tried the links but it was only for your state Tenn. I wanted to let you know after many hours of searching I finally succeeded by searching – overdrive/audiobooks/with my county name and found my libraries site for these great audios. They did not have it on their home page and it was not very user friendly. They are clearly not advertising this to everyone. I hope this leads others to a quicker find of this FREE Treasure of books in thier area.

By: Nessa

Nessa — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:06:48 +0000

I was quite excited when I read about these great resources! But, upon checking them out, they seem to be limited to certain areas and/or certain libraries? What a bummer! Thanks for sharing though. Nessas last blog post..Wordless Wednesday - Ashley's 9th Birthday

By: Deanne

Deanne — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:49:34 +0000

Thank you Robin for sharing so many free books, especially those geared toward older children/teens. On of our favorite websites when the kiddos were younger was the Homeschool radio shows..it includes “stories” of many classics that are shortened to a half an hour for younger listeners. Their website is http://www.homeschoolradioshows.com/
Blessings
Deanne

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