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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

DON'T JUST WRITE_HELP: IWSG post



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 – 

who likes to spend time doing 
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!

  Children with dyslexia 
can comprehend books that 
they hear at a much higher level 
than they can read.  

So, to keep developing their oral language,
including their vocabulary 
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.


Write a Kindle book,
and the text to speech option
is easily accessed
by dyslexic children.


For a more polished narration,
audio books provide a
more entertaining 
and affordable 
experience.

Listening to audio books
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%


It's a way for both you and the narrator to get your work out there.

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

18 comments:

  1. Audio books are a great idea for those who struggle with the written word.

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    1. I 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! :-)

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  2. Duh. 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.

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    1. I 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.

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  3. I 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.

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    1. My 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!

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  4. I 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!

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    1. Happier 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! :-)

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  5. We use ACX for all of our audio books.

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    1. I've met some very wonderful, talented narrators through ACX.

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  6. Someone 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.

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    1. ACX 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.

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  7. I 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.

    Anna from elements of emaginette

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    1. 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. :-)

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  8. I 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!

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    1. Audio books are another venue in which we can garner fans and attention to our books. Spread the word, right? :-)

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  9. Audiobooks 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.

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    1. Exactly, 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.

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