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Marlana Salmon-Letelier; Bernard Thuo; Allison Park; Gabriel Sambo; Richard Stephen Tekdek – African Educational Research Journal, 2024
The educational crisis in Northeast Nigeria, deepened by conflict, economic challenges, and the COVID-19 pandemic, has significantly hindered access to quality education for millions of children. In response, EdTech solutions such as the Mavis Talking Books and Pens have shown potential in supporting education in conflict-affected and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nonformal Education, Developing Nations, Community Involvement
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Boeglin-Quintana, Brenda; Donovan, Loretta – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
Many educators would agree that one way to enhance reading fluency is by being read to by fluent readers. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of providing students with audio books via an iPod Shuffle during silent reading time at school. For six weeks, Kindergarten participants spent time either silent reading or listening to a…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Audio Books, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology
Montgomery, Joel R. – Online Submission, 2009
This article highlights significant research about what below grade-level reading means in middle school classrooms and suggests a tested approach to improve reading comprehension levels significantly by using audio books. The use of these audio books can improve reading and academic performance for both English language learners (ELLs) and for…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Audio Books