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Plan Of Inquiry Draft

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Yadira Rivera
Professor Lupita Strong
English 1301.86
11 October, 2016 Plan of Inquiry Draft
Discussion of your research question—What is it, and why are you interested in it?
The use of audiobooks has increased all around the world, and I have always wondered what the reason(s) why. So I decided that my research question had to deal with the use of audiobooks and a contribution that came along with them. The question that I developed to do research on is, how do audiobooks contribute to kids with reading disabilities? The reason why I am interested in this question is because I have always wondered why audiobooks are so popular in the world. There must be some positive effects to them, due to the increase of use. Also because I would …show more content…

"Assisted Reading with Digital Audiobooks for Students with Reading Disabilities." N.p., 2011. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.” The authors main claim in this article was to test out the efficacy of assisted reading with digital audiobooks with the traditional practice of sustained silent reading in terms of reading fluency and reading attitude with elementary students with reading disabilities. The author claimed that, “kids with reading disabilities that assisted reading with digital audiobooks had a greater increase in reading fluency compared to the kids that participated in the sustained silent reading.” The second source that I used was, Esteves, Kelli J. "Audiobooks for Struggling Readers: Using Audio-Assisted Reading in a Balanced Literacy Program." (2009). The authors claim that audio assisted reading with audiobooks are of good help and self- confidence to kids with reading disabilities. The author claims that “audiobooks and struggling readers also present findings from a study on the effects of audio-assisted reading with digital audiobooks for students with reading disabilities” in the …show more content…

Due to the data and information that is being presented in the article(s), made me come to the conclusion that I will not need to gather any primary research. Discussion of potential audiences.
I would say that this question is portrayed to target parents with children that have reading disabilities. Another potential audience would be a teacher, because it would be of great information for them to learn about the ways that they can contribute in helping kids with reading disabilities.
Discussion of potential purposes.
The reason why I am doing this research is because I want to know how audiobooks make a contribution to kids with reading disabilities. Many kids struggle with reading and it would be a good topic to search on, and if there is a strategy that can help kids with reading disabilities, why not advice people about this.
Discussion of potential

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