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Can listening to books be as effective as reading them for learning? In this video I explain why you don't have to choose one.

️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Is listening as effective as reading?
0:27 Is reading better?
1:32 Audiobooks
3:10 To read or listen
4:07 How reading and listening reinforce each other
6:39 Literacy strategies

SOURCES:
1. Why listening to a book is not the same as reading it: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/Friendly-interest/201812/why-listening-book-is-not-the-same-reading -It
2. They Hear, But They Don't Listen: Retention of Podcast Material in the Classroom Context: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00986283.2010.488542
3. Research on differences in general comprehension skills: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2140402/
4. US audiobook sales reached 2 billion by 2024: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/95187-us-audiobook-sales-hit -2-billion -in-2024.html
5. Is listening to a book the same as reading it? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/opinion/sunday/audiobooks-reading-cheating-listening.html

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