Saturday, October 19, 2013

Download Free Podcast Children Stories

By Elena McDowell


Since the explosion of the Internet the number of children's resources from games, activities and books has steadily grown. While a parent and child once lay in cozy chair reading bedtime stories, today the art of story-telling also involves free podcast children stories. Kids are becoming so fascinated and intrigued with podcasts that in some cases they are now taking the place of parents' voices, allowing parents to listen and react with their child, or point at story books, while the audio reads the book.

Readings include both classic tales and more modern. They can be experienced as a form of entertainment, or they can also be used as an educational tool, reading along in a book. They are available across the Internet, many of them available for download. They are formatted for convenient use with many electronic devices.

Not only are they great activities for parent and child, but they are also resources teachers regularly use in classrooms. Those with whiteboards can also implement other activities. Most free podcast websites list different categories for easy searching. Most can be found under particular subject matters, authors or certain topics.

Some websites include topics related to morals, holidays, and special events. Some provide fun interactive activities for kids that compliment podcasts, such as poetry activities, questions and answers, how to save a friend, online puzzles, and others. Some offer only a daily reading of a well known book, while others offer the entire download.

Some are also specific to a site, with entire stories having been created by owners of the website or business. This creates an environment in which the listening experience cannot be achieved in the same way outside that website. Kids re-enter the website once a week to hear a different story.

A child can also download accompanying text at some sites. This means not only are kids being entertained, but they are learning important reading skills. Stories can sometimes be selected that are similar to levels in classrooms.

Podcasts are also used by teachers of English to second language students. Students whose first language may be quite different from English can often listen to podcasts at home, supplementing classroom learning. Most speak very slowly, allowing for repeating words out loud. Some of them also incorporate children's songs at the end, which children love.

Fun songs allow kids to experience stories in a fun, interactive way. They also allow for learning sounds, words and syllables, and increasing word knowledge. Fun ways of learning allow students to enjoy learning in a new way, and encourage children to want to learn.

Free podcast children stories are almost as beloved as books themselves by young learners. They are also excellent ways for teachers to utilize time, incorporating other activities along with the podcast audio. They act as virtual reading assistants, and create an atmosphere of fun and learning. Other creative activities can now be implemented to create energy, entertainment and learning.




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