Re: [LM_NET] Audio Books: Not Really Reading?

[Julie Olson <Julie_Olson@EATONVILLE.WEDNET.EDU>]

I think that both reading from the page and listening to a reader
interpret what's on the page have value. To me, the difference has to do
with brain activity. Listening is an auditory skill while reading is a
visual skill at its basis. If I'm remembering what I've learned about the
brain correctly, these two activities take place in different parts of the
brain. Listening while following the text probably stimulates both parts
of the brain simultaneously, but listening alone doesn't stimulate the
visual areas and therefore doesn't help students recognize and convert the
symbols on a page into something meaningful. So my vote is that listening
to audiobooks does not constitute reading.

Julie

Julie Olson, Librarian
Eatonville High School
Eatonville, WA
julie_olson@eatonville.wednet.edu

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