TAR: Books on Tape/Audio books

[Allyson Cogan <acogan@PENNSVILLE.K12.NJ.US>]

Good morning,

I am a media specialist in a middle school on an emergency certification
while completing my MLS.  I need to present information about the use of
books on tape/audiobooks to improve reading skills and/or encourage reading
among middle students, grades 6 - 8, for my current class in late October.
I have looked in the archives and found some information about using books
on tape. I have also found one book, from 1991 about use with learning
disabled students, and some articles from ProQuest and EBSCOhost that
suggest that the use of books on tape improves comprehention and encourages
reluctant readers to read.  I am in need of any specific stud(ies) that have
attempted to prove this.  If anyone has a suggestion for how to find such,
or has a citation I can follow up, please let me know off list.  So far I
have found article titles, but have not had any luck locating any studies in
the references, nor have  any studies come up in my searches.

TIA
Allyson Cogan
Library Media Specialist
Pennsville Middle School
Grades 6, 7, and 8
acogan@pennsville.k12.nj.us

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