Using podcasts to get students to read more

Originally published at: https://eduk8.me/2016/09/using-podcasts-get-students-read/
Two years ago, I was practically begging a student to read a novel in my high-school English class. This isn’t an unusual problem. The girl, who’s a relatively bright, college-bound athlete, told me that she “just gets too distracted after five minutes” of reading. When she promised that she would listen to the audiobook of…