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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does anyone care what anyone else thinks about this topic? Really, why?

I would never count audiobooks in my reading counts but I could not possibly care less if others do. [/quote]

There are some good reasons to care what others think, but the most important one is general literacy . If a parent or teacher doesn’t think audiobooks are reading, a lot of kids will just read less. That has negative consequences for components of literacy, like less practice in understanding complex sentences, not acquiring background knowledge and vocabulary, and overall less enjoyment in reading. Plus listening is actually an important component of literacy too. So, assuming we want to live in a literate society, it actually does matter what people think about this. [/quote]

You just unlocked a core childhood memory! The children's section used to have rack of bags with books and cassettes in them. I loved those sets when I was learning to read.

We'd also read books as a class with the teacher reading aloud for a bit each day. The librarian did the same.

We were way more open minded about what reading was as kids. :)[/quote]

I had those Frances books that came with...records!  45s!  I loved listening to them and reading along in the book.[/quote]

Oh my gosh, yes! There'd be a little beep or chime to turn the page. Ahhhh. 
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Narrated by the woman who played the mom in Mary Poppins![/quote]

I found them. Omg.

https://m.soundcloud.com/hannah-adams-burque/sets/frances[/quote]

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