Parents express frustration
at how difficult it can be to get
their dyslexic children to read.
It makes sense that dyslexic children
don’t want to read –
don’t want to read –
who likes to spend time doing
something that can be so difficult?
something that can be so difficult?
Reading is one of the important ways that
students acquire knowledge
about the world.
And, reading also enhances one’s vocabulary,
which in turn facilitates thinking.
One of the answers is text-to-speech technology…
in other words,
Audiobooks!
Audiobooks!
Children with dyslexia
can comprehend books that
can comprehend books that
they hear at a much higher level
than they can read.
than they can read.
So, to keep developing their oral language,
including their vocabulary
and their understanding
of literary syntax,
and their understanding
of literary syntax,
they need to be exposed to
books at their oral comprehension level,
rather than being limited to
books they can read independently.
books they can read independently.
Write a Kindle book,
and the text to speech option
is easily accessed
by dyslexic children.
is easily accessed
by dyslexic children.
For a more polished narration,
audio books provide a
more entertaining
and affordable
and affordable
Listening to audio books
helps children
to understand
and remember
how words are pronounced.
helps children
to understand
and remember
how words are pronounced.
Royalty Share Plus gives you access to an upper echelon of producers
who
in the past may have only taken pay-for-production deals,
while still
being able to produce your audiobook affordably at a rate that suits
your budget.
Through the Royalty Share Plus contract, you may negotiate a
lower Per-Finished-Hour fee
than through the Pay-for-Production
contract because the Producer will receive a share of royalties upon
completion of the audio book.
A beginning narrator
may still accept a simple
Royalty Share
where
ACX gets 50% of the sales,
he gets 25%,
and you the other 25%
And perhaps to help the world
of a Dyslexic student
to grow richer.
How cool would that be?
Oh, by the way ...
I really want to see this TV series
next year
Oh, by the way ...
I really want to see this TV series
next year
Audio books are a great idea for those who struggle with the written word.
ReplyDeleteI thought so when I discovered articles on dyslexia and audio books. Thanks for visiting so many sites during this IWSG day. You are a champion! :-)
DeleteDuh. I hadn't thought about how useful that would be to a dyslexic reader! And I work for a school district. My dad was dyslexic and figure out his own coping mechanisms so that he could read.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't either, and I, too, was a teacher! But it is hard to think of everything ... my brain isn't that large to contain it all! :-) Thanks, Teresa, for visiting.
DeleteI guess my mom was my audio book as she read to my sister and I every night. I'm dyslexic, though mildly compared to some, but I learned to read by sight over her shoulder. Never have been able to spell - spell check has actually helped me improve. My real dyslexic problems show up in math when I flip numbers.
ReplyDeleteMy mother read to me as well. :-) Math has always been a tangle to me, and I do not have dyslexia just a muddled grasp of numbers!
DeleteI haven't yet delved into creating audiobooks for my novels but plan to do so. I may even narrate my own, as I've always enjoyed reading aloud and have some theater training. Happy writing in November!
ReplyDeleteHappier writing for you in November. Audible allows you to narrate your own audiobooks though it is interesting ... as in the Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times! :-)
DeleteWe use ACX for all of our audio books.
ReplyDeleteI've met some very wonderful, talented narrators through ACX.
DeleteSomeone just asked me about this yesterday. I don't know much about the process of making an audio book, but you've given some great guidelines here today.
ReplyDeleteACX has a wonderful tutorial on how to make an audio book, and then there are sites on the internet that help you as well, Lee.
DeleteI started to buy my son comics every week. He would at least read them. Not a lot of language st stare down but quality was better than quantity in our case.
ReplyDeleteAnna from elements of emaginette
Anna, when I taught English, I taught grammar using X-MEN comics (this was when Chris Clairemont wrote them, and he loved the English language. :-)
DeleteI can see how beneficial they would be for dyslexic children as well as adults. That had never occurred to me before. Thanks also for the great tips on the nuts and bolts of production - something I knew almost nothing about!
ReplyDeleteAudio books are another venue in which we can garner fans and attention to our books. Spread the word, right? :-)
DeleteAudiobooks are great! It's an awesome way of 'reading/listening' to a book especially when you can't really sit down and hold one in your hands.
ReplyDeleteExactly, Bernadette! I listen to audio books on my blood runs down lonely rural roads or seemingly endless interstates. Many listen while jogging, running on a treadmill, or doing housework.
Delete