The benefits of using kids’ audio stories to support literacy.
According to a literature review exploring their role in supporting children’s literacy, audiobooks can boost key skills, such as: Language comprehension, Word recognition,Vocabulary Pronunciation.
They’re also rewarding in other literacy-relevant areas, sparking a love of stories and motivation to read, enhancing wellbeing, and boosting emotional intelligence and imagination.
While most of the research to date has focused on the benefits of audiobooks for older children, even very young readers and listeners should be able to learn from them. So, if you haven’t tried using them with your toddler, and want to complement your reading activities, there’s no better time than now to press play. Here’s how to use them for maximum benefit.