[Dtb-talk] are there any literacy studies concerning Daisy books

Wed May 20 22:55:03 UTC 2009

Karen,

Thank you for the links.

Kes

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>I am not sure if the Hopkins study article itself is available online,
> but two summaries that explain the results of that study and a couple of
> others are available on www.rfbd.org and on
> www.learningthroughlistening.org at the following link (summaries are
> available in PDF and RTF formats):
> http://www.learningthroughlistening.org/Teaching-with-RFB-D-s-Audiobooks
> /RFB-D-s-Audiobooks-and-the-Learning-Through-Listening-LTL-Program/Effec
> tiveness-Research-Summary/122/
>
> Karen Le Morvan
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> Apologies if this seems off-topic for the list, but I am trying to
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> Hi Kes,
>
> I am not sure exactly what you're looking for re: literacy studies, but
> Johns Hopkins did do a study on the use of RFB&D's AudioPlus (DAISY)
> books and students' content acquisition a few years back and it was
> published in LD Quarterly I believe.  I can get you more information if
> you think this study would be useful for your article.
>
> Best,
> Karen Le Morvan
> RFB&D - Learning Through Listening
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> Apologies if this seems off-topic for the list, but I am trying to
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> Karen,
>
> Thank you, I would indeed be interested in reading more about this
> study. Do
> you know if it is available online? My access to scholarly journals is
> very
> limited.
>
> Thank you again!
>
> Kes
>
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> To: <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Dtb-talk Digest, Vol 45, Issue 14
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>
> Hi Kes,
>
> I am not sure exactly what you're looking for re: literacy studies, but
> Johns Hopkins did do a study on the use of RFB&D's AudioPlus (DAISY)
> books
> and students' content acquisition a few years back and it was published
> in
> LD Quarterly I believe.  I can get you more information if you think
> this
> study would be useful for your article.
>
> Best,
> Karen Le Morvan
> RFB&D - Learning Through Listening
>
>
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> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 11:17:18 -0400
> From: "Kestrell" <kestrell at panix.com>
> Subject: [Dtb-talk] are there any literacy studies concerning Daisy
> books and/or reading through audio?
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> locate
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> topic.
>
> Kes
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> I would be interested in this as well.
>
> Mollyne Honor
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> Karen,
>
> Thank you, I would indeed be interested in reading more about this
> study. Do
>
> you know if it is available online? My access to scholarly journals is
> very
> limited.
>
> Thank you again!
>
> Kes
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "LeMorvan, Karen" <klemorvan at rfbd.org>
> To: <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Dtb-talk Digest, Vol 45, Issue 14
>
>
> Hi Kes,
>
> I am not sure exactly what you're looking for re: literacy studies, but
> Johns Hopkins did do a study on the use of RFB&D's AudioPlus (DAISY)
> books
> and students' content acquisition a few years back and it was published
> in
> LD Quarterly I believe.  I can get you more information if you think
> this
> study would be useful for your article.
>
> Best,
> Karen Le Morvan
> RFB&D - Learning Through Listening
>
>
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> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 11:17:18 -0400
> From: "Kestrell" <kestrell at panix.com>
> Subject: [Dtb-talk] are there any literacy studies concerning Daisy
> books and/or reading through audio?
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> Apologies if this seems off-topic for the list, but I am trying to
> locate
> sources for an article I am writing and I'm not finding much on this
> topic.
>
> Kes
>
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> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 15:42:18 -0600
> From: Brett Winches <Brett.Winches at icbvi.idaho.gov>
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> Karen, can I get a copy of this study as well?  Is it by chance on the
> web?
>
>
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>
> Hi Kes,
>
> I am not sure exactly what you're looking for re: literacy studies, but
> Johns Hopkins did do a study on the use of RFB&D's AudioPlus (DAISY)
> books and students' content acquisition a few years back and it was
> published in LD Quarterly I believe.  I can get you more information if
> you think this study would be useful for your article.
>
> Best,
> Karen Le Morvan
> RFB&D - Learning Through Listening
>
>
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>
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> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 11:17:18 -0400
> From: "Kestrell" <kestrell at panix.com>
> Subject: [Dtb-talk] are there any literacy studies concerning Daisy
> books and/or reading through audio?
> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> Apologies if this seems off-topic for the list, but I am trying to
> locate sources for an article I am writing and I'm not finding much on
> this topic.
>
> Kes
>
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> From: Greg Kearney <gkearney at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Dtb-talk] OT braille embosser for sale
> To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>,
> macvisionaries at googlegroups.com, General discussions on
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>
> I have a old Romeo braille embosser for sale. It seems to work but I
> would suggest that it go in for an overhaul. $500 or best offer. I
> will ship it Free Matter or you can pay shipping if you like. It will
> run on a Mac with a USB to serial cable.
>
> Greg Kearney
> 535 S. Jackson St.
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