In findings released at the IDA Conference in 2002, secondary students with learning deficits including poor reading skills, ineffective learning skills, and an inadequate prior knowledge database showed a pre-test to post-test knowledge gain of 38.1% when using an audio/print strategy, in contrast to a 21.6% knowledge gain when using only the print text.

Fluency Success

A summary of evidence-based reading research, drawn from the National Reading Panel's 2000 assessment of scientific studies on reading, identified the use of audiobooks as a strategy that consistently relates to reading success, specifically for improving reading fluency.

Research Summary

Recorded Books has compiled an extensive list of research and reporting on audio as a classroom tool. In addition to data concerning comprehension and fluency, our compilation covers topics such as learning styles, ESL, content area instruction, learning disabilities, at risk students and reluctant readers, intervention techniques, the multisensory learning process, and more.