Playaways

Websites:

gecdsbtlresources / PlayAways [] suggestions for how to use in a school library TITLEWAVE | Follett Library Resources [] company offering titles **This site has links that compare book prices to playaway prices** Playaways [] how a public library handles playaways Replacement Playaways Under Warranty: [] $10 Discount on New Titles (to Reload onto Used Playaway): []

Here's some info from the follett site to advocate for their use: Playaways offer ESL/ELL students the opportunity to listen to oral English that presents correct pronunciation of words and statement inflection. || Playaways can provide learning experiences for reluctant, impaired, struggling, or non-readers with the same reading experiences as their peers. Additionally, the variable speed feature on the Playaway can be used to assist struggling and reluctant readers while they follow along with the paired book. || Articles:
 * ==ESL/ELL Readers==
 * ==Struggling/Reluctant Readers==
 * ==Struggling/Reluctant Readers==

Calos, Katherine. (2009). Library's audio book players catch on in Henrico. __Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA).__ Retrieved from []

Smith, Maegan. (2009). Mp3 audiobooks at local libraries. __Daily Press-(Newport News, VA).__ Retrieved from []

Adding a video element to our presentation may make it more interesting to those folks at the school board with short attention spans. Here is a simple explanation of a playaway: Richland County Lib. YouTube - Technology @ Your Library : Playaway Demo [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqn1yrrt_YU.] It shows how an existing library has included playaways in their collection. Ideally, we'd have our own video, but since that isn't likely we could lead into the video by writing something like, "Our colleagues at the Richland County Library have put together a useful video on Playaways," etc...

Fellerer, Sue. (2009). The playaway: a tool to help make reading fun. //Library Media Connection//, 52-53. []