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RFB&D’s
Learning Through Listening™
About RFB&D
• National non profit
• World’s largest lending library of
audio textbooks
• 90,000+-volume library
About RFB&D cont.
• Founded in 1948 as Recording for the
Blind
• Started to help veterans blinded in
WWII achieve success in college
 Founder Anne T. MacDonald believed:
“Education is a right, not a privilege”
About RFB&D cont.
Mission:
To create opportunities for individual
success by providing, and promoting the
effective us of, accessible educational
materials.
Vision:
For all people to have access to the printed
word.
About RFB&D cont.
102,000 Active Members in 2001
Physically
Disabled
3%
LD/Dyslexic
70%
Blind/Visually
Impaired
27%
About RFB&D cont.
90,000+ titles:
• Recorded by more than 5,000 volunteers
across the country
• All educational levels - Kindergarten to
postgraduate and professional
• Broad range of subjects
About RFB&D cont.
Reference Librarian:
• Subject reference search
- For students conducting research
- When teachers are planning thematic
units
- For any member wishing to supplement
their reading in a certain subject
Who is Eligible to Use RFB&D’s
Audio Textbooks?
Any student unable to read standard print
due to:
• A reading or learning disability, such as
dyslexia
• A visual impairment or blindness
• Any other physical disability that impairs
the ability to read print
RFB&D Learning Through
Listening Memberships
• Annual Institutional Membership
(AIM)
• Individual
Direct Instruction and
Accommodations
Reading problems are addressed two
ways:
• Direct Instruction
• Accommodations
Direct Instruction and
Accommodations cont.
Direct Instruction:
• Systematic instruction in basic skills
• Assumes that the reading problems
can be “fixed.”
Direct Instruction and
Accommodations cont.
Accommodations:
• Adaptations and modifications of
curriculum and instructional practices
• Compensate for disabilities
• Enable students to complete grade level
work
Direct Instruction and
Accommodations cont.
Accommodations cont.:
• Make learning possible and independent
• Complement, support and enhance direct
instruction
Benefits of RFB&D’s Audio
Textbooks
• Provide access to the general
curriculum
• Empower students to complete the
same work as peers
• Level the playing field for students who
cannot effectively read print
Benefits of RFB&D’s Audio
Textbooks cont.
• Enable students to control their
learning rate with variable speed
control
• Foster self-reliance
• Promote life-long learning and
independence
Benefits of RFB&D’s Audio Textbooks
cont.
• Promotes “reading to learn” rather than
just learning to read
• Enable students to acquire content
knowledge
• Enable students to read works in the
authors original words
Benefits of RFB&D’s Audio Textbooks
to Schools and Teachers
• Enable schools to meet federal
mandates requiring students be
given equal access to education.
• Facilitate placing some students in
the least restrictive environment.
Benefits of RFB&D’s Audio Textbooks
to Schools and Teachers cont.
• Time saver
• Help with classroom management
RFB&D’s Audio Textbook
Formats
• RFB&D’s AudioPlus
• RFB&D’s Classic Cassettes
Playing RFB&D’s AudioPlus™
CDs
• RFB&D’s books on CD must be
played on a special CD player
• Requires a PIN to access books
Playing RFB&D’s AudioPlus™
CDs cont.
Basic CD Player Functions:
• Turning on the machine
• Playing the CD
• Adjusting the volume
• Adjusting the speed
• Stop
• Turning off the machine
Playing RFB&D’s AudioPlus™
CDs cont.
Basic Navigation:
• Jumping to a specific page
• Jumping to a chapter
Playing RFB&D’s AudioPlus™
CDs cont.
Accessories:
• Headsets
• Adaptors that allow more than
one student to listen at the
same time
Integrating RFB&D’s Audio
Books into Your Classroom
Audio Books can be used:
• Whenever and wherever reading
occurs
• In whole group, small group or
individually
Integrating RFB&D’s Audio
Books into Your Classroom
cont.
• With graphic organizers and related
reading activities:
– Webbing
– Story Maps
– KWL
– Sequencing
(see RFB&D graphic organizers)
Audio Book Integration Ideas
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Learning centers or stations
Cooperative group activities
Guided reading activities
Repeated reading activities
Research
Independent silent reading (DEAR)
Library/Media centers
Homework
Complimentary Memberships
and Equipment for GUA
Participants
• One-year Annual Institutional
Membership (AIM) for school
• Special CD player
• AudioPlus books used in Urban
Academy language arts session
(grade specific)
• Two headsets and y-adaptor
Instructions for joining RFB&D
as a GUA member
1. Complete Teacher Information
sheet
2. Select a contact person from your
school – must be a GUA participant
3. Give contact person your Teacher
Information sheets
Responsibilities of the Contact
Person
• Order at least one CD in order to activate
membership
• Responsible for equipment when it arrives
• Store CDs and equipment (at least
temporarily)
• Disseminate equipment and CDs
• Fill out and return RFB&D certification
forms
• Order books for school throughout the year
Instructions for the Contact
Person at GUA
1. Complete an RFB&D AIM application –
school addresses only
2. Collect Teacher Information sheets from
each of their school’s GUA participant
3. Attach Teacher Information forms to AIM
application
4. Turn in no later than Friday morning to
RFB&D staff member
Training and Support Tools
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Training Videos
Visual instruction Guides
Audio instructions
Interactive training tool
Classroom integration techniques
Training and Support Tools
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• Teacher’s Aide Newsletter
• RFB&D’s website – www.rfbd.org
• Local teacher training (where
available)
• Mentoring through RFB&D’s Master
Teacher Network
RFB&D’s Website
www.rfbd.org
RFB&D’s Website cont.
• On-line catalog of titles
• Downloadable membership
applications
• Information about RFB&D’s playback
equipment and accessories
• Current news about digital audio
books on CD and playback
technology