Audio Book Listening Devices For Beginner ESL Students

Funded Jan 1, 2013

Thank you tremendously for contributing to my donorschoose.org fundraiser for the ipod shuffles and headphone splitters for my classroom. This technology has allowed my students to tap into their desire to hear language and sound for the purposes of their education.

Since I received the ipods in January, I have used them to play radio stories, podcasts, recorded books, and songs. All of these have helped students to comprehend, analyze, and to write. Some of my pictures show students acting out scenes from Romeo and Juliet. This endeavor was greatly aided by the use of ipods to listen to theatrical readings of the play. In my immigration unit, I loaded the ipods with songs about the immigrant experience. Students were able to choose lyrics to analyze and use as evidence in their writing.

I am sure that this resource will allow me to flexibly respond to my student's interests and needs in the future. Many thanks!”

With gratitude,

Mr. Cannell