Children, Young People and Audiobooks before and during Lockdown. National Literacy Trust Research Report

Autor/inn/en	Best, Emily; Clark, Christina; Picton, Irene
Institution	National Literacy Trust (United Kingdom)
Titel	Children, Young People and Audiobooks before and during Lockdown. National Literacy Trust Research Report
Quelle	(2020), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Electronic Publishing; Literacy Education; Reading Skills; Reading Attitudes; Emotional Intelligence; Well Being; Reading Comprehension; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Reading Habits; Writing (Composition); Correlation; Males; Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Audio Books; Gender Differences; Age Differences; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elektronisches Publizieren; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Reading behavior; Rading behaviour; Leseverhalten; Emotionale Intelligenz; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Leseverstehen; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Reading habit; Lesegewohnheit; Schreibübung; Korrelation; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Großbritannien
Abstract	Audiobooks have become increasingly popular in the digital age: streaming and subscription services, such as Audible and Spotify, have made audio stories available to a wide commercial audience, while apps like Libby and BorrowBox facilitate 'borrowing' of audiobooks from library services. With access easier and more widespread than ever, it is important to consider the potential benefits that audiobooks can offer to children and young people. In February 2020 the authors published a literature review on current research around literacy and audiobooks. Findings included evidence that audiobooks can: (1) Improve children and young people's reading skills and enjoyment of reading; (2) Support children and young people's emotional intelligence and wellbeing; (3) Improve children and young people's reading comprehension; and (4) Widen children and young people's access to books. Alongside this, the authors were commissioned by the Publishers Association to explore the use of audiobooks and their link to wider literacy engagement from the point of view of children and young people. The UK went into lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March, which meant that schools closed for all but children of key workers and those deemed most vulnerable. However, given the suddenly changed environment the world was in, the authors were also keen to capture any possible changes to children and young people's literacy practices as a result of lockdown. This report shows: (1) wider engagement with audiobooks during lockdown; (2) the impact on reading and writing behaviours; (3) that listening to audiobooks supports children and young people's mental wellbeing; and (4) the correlation between audiobooks, boys and teenagers. [For the literature review, "Audiobooks and Literacy: A Rapid Review of the Literature. A National Literacy Trust Research Report," see ED607775.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01