Church Leadership Conversations

TEACHING THE ART OF READING IN THE DIGITAL ERA
As the art of close reading has declined, a cohort of experts has emerged to reverse the trend and encourage stronger reading habits.
JAMES MCWILLIAMS

FEB 12, 2018

Pacific Standard

https://psmag.com/magazine/teaching-the-art-of-reading-in-the-digital-era

 

 

Thread on audiobooks for 8 year old girl

D.L. Mayfield
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@d_l_mayfield

I want to buy my daughter an epic audio book for her 8th bday. She listens to Harry Potter 1-3 and the chronicles of narnia nonstop. Got any suggestions?

https://twitter.com/d_l_mayfield/status/1022575382569005056

D.L. Mayfield
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@d_l_mayfield
Jul 26
related: she uses both a CD player AND a cassette tape player because we are old school like that. I usually just find things at garage sales etc so I don't know how to find specific things in these mediums!

 

Andy Rowell
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@AndyRowell
Jul 26
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Replying to @d_l_mayfield
My 8-year-old daughter uses Overdrive audiobooks from library: Magic Tree House, Boxcar Children, A-Z Mysteries, Wayside School, Doll People, Great Brain, Gooney Bird.

 

D.L. Mayfield
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@d_l_mayfield
Jul 26
On what kind of device? We only have a very old crappy kindle fire but that could work! I kind of wanted to buy one classic set that she could listen to again and again

 

Andy Rowell
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@AndyRowell
Jul 26
Old iPhone 3 with cracked screen.

 

Andy Rowell
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@AndyRowell
Jul 28
Replying to @d_l_mayfield
Requested these! Grade 3-7: Penderwicks – Jeanne Birdsall, Mysterious Benedict Society – Trenton Lee Stewart, Tuesdays at the Castle – Jessica Day George, Emerald Atlas – John Stephens, Spiderwick Chronicles – Holly Black, Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg – Gail Carson Levine