There's no denying the fact that most people hated reading as kids, only a few kids enjoy reading, especially if there is an alternative.

Audio books have now made it possible for children to get better access to materials that they don't like reading.

Of course they must still read, but reading any material and still hearing it makes the reading much more interesting.

Many schools have now taken audio books not just to the homes of their students but also in the classrooms.

Experts in the educational sector have agreed that audio books in the classrooms go a long way to help students more than normal books, especially those students who are just beginning to read or those who have difficulty in reading.

Here I have listed eight advantages of pupils using audio books

1. Using audio books to teach children in school gives them "variety", instead of just listening to their teacher, they benefit from the change that comes with "another" teacher.

2. You can find audio books that are specifically made to make learning entertaining, it's a much more fun way of teching.

3. Using audio books to teach kids in school will give the teachers more time to prepare for the next lesson, the teachers can play the audio book for the children while doing something else.

4. For Children that have difficulty when readin, they have the option of following the reading in an audio book until they feel comfortable to read.

It's a very powerful way of improving learning skills as all children have to do is listen to an audio book while reading the printed words.

5. Audio books are actually a lot cheaper. Instead of buying dozens of books for a classroom, just one audio book can be played for all the students in the classroom.

6. When a child becomes tired they will not have the motivation to read.

Stories that children are very fond of will become so much more interesting.

7. You'll find that kids actually prefer audio books to physical books. It feels much more comfortable for them to "listen" to an audio book than "read" a book.

8. Having the word actually spoken to a child is a great advantage when learning how to pronounce words. It's a really good way of learning pronunciation, hearing the actual word spoken at the same time as seeing how it is spelt.

All in all, most children find it a great deal of fun listening to a lesson on audio, rather than having to read it. This is for the same reason that kids love movies and TV, as it much more fun than reading a book.

This is why you will see many schools now using audio books as a learning aid.

An excellent source that I have found for audio book downloads is Spoken Network. You can find them at:

www.spokennetwork.com?cam=ama0023