Audiobook

1. Presented by
S.Aiswarya
II B.Ed Physical Science and English
19UED025

2. Term "talking book" came into being
in the 1930s with government
programs designed for blind readers
Term "audiobook" came into use
during the 1970s when audiocassettes
began to replace records

5.  For the Adult Blind and visually impaired adults
 Project established the "Talking Books Program" (Books
for the Blind), in world war I

6. o Records,
o Cassette tapes,
o CDs, MP3 CDs,
o Downloadable digital formats
(e.g., MP3 (.mp3), Windows Media
Audio (.wma), Advanced Audio Coding (.aac)), and
o Solid state preloaded digital devices in which the audio
content is preloaded and sold together with a hardware
device.

7.  Increases comprehension
Useful for the blind
Increase the speed of writing
Improve the pronunciation
Increases word exposure and improves
vocabulary
 Builds background knowledge
Able to work independently
Improving the LSRW skills

8. o In schools by teachers of second-language
learners
o Learning-disabled students, and
o Struggling readers or nonreaders are
benefitted through audio books.