Comments on: In Praise of Audiobooks //rachelmariestone.com/2013/04/22/in-praise-of-audiobooks/ Faith and Family; Justice, Joy, Bread of Life Fri, 02 May 2014 00:03:55 +0000 hourly 1 //wordpress.com/ By: dad //rachelmariestone.com/2013/04/22/in-praise-of-audiobooks/#comment-4655 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:21:50 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4239#comment-4655 I would further add that listening to such audio resources in a foreign language is indispensible for improving one’s “ear,” as well as for building vocabulary. With TV or films we follow the action and thus fill in the gaps with visual cues; an audio file removes this crutch. At first it is a lot harder to understand, just as phone conversations in a new language are always much harder than when face to face. Eventually, however, audio comprehension improves and leave you much better off.

]]> By: Tim //rachelmariestone.com/2013/04/22/in-praise-of-audiobooks/#comment-4654 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:54:22 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4239#comment-4654 Another audio resource I use listening to recording of talks from conferences we’ve attended. I had to drive to Fresno and back last Thursday to teach a class, three hours each way. I loaded the CDs from four talks Darrell Johnson gave a few years ago on the Upper Room Discourse and got a load of Bible and theology. I’ve heard the talks before, but love hearing them again and being reminded of God’s truth.

]]> By: Rachel Marie Stone //rachelmariestone.com/2013/04/22/in-praise-of-audiobooks/#comment-4653 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:05:50 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4239#comment-4653 Agreed! My kids LOVE audiobooks and have probably listened to upwards of 100. I think it can only help with reading ability–at least, it seems to for ours, because it improves their vocabulary.

]]> By: Mary //rachelmariestone.com/2013/04/22/in-praise-of-audiobooks/#comment-4652 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:43:40 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4239#comment-4652 Great for kids who struggle with reading. I have a son whose comprehension level is so far above his reading level that reading is super frustrating for him (everything he can read is too boring and childish). Audiobooks are a treasure for him!

]]> By: Adam Shields //rachelmariestone.com/2013/04/22/in-praise-of-audiobooks/#comment-4651 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:21:02 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4239#comment-4651 Love audiobooks. Literally have 100s of them. Currently listening to Through the Eye of the Needle: Wealth, The Fall of Rome and the Making of Christianity by Peter Brown. I actually really like listening to slightly dry audiobooks while doing data entry. I can zone out a little and keep going and get through books I would never get through in print. But also there are some great readers out there. Madeleine L’Engle and Neil Gaiman are two of my favorite Author Readers.

Also as much as I love audibile (and I do) check out christianaudio.com. They give away a free book every month (This month is Andy Stanley’s Enemies of the Heart).

Also agree about the library. I use my library’s overdrive system and get audiobook and kindle books without leaving the house.

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