After time spent perusing various resources I found myself being continuously drawn to articles and information connected to audiobooks, and wondering how and why they can be useful tools in a classroom setting. I am not interested in focusing on the argument “do audiobooks count as reading?” because in my opinion they absolutely do. Rather, I’m invested in exploring how audiobooks can act as a gateway to reading for students who, for whatever reason, have not developed a love for reading. With this focus in mind, I have collected the following three resources. Blog Post: Why Audiobooks in the Classroom? This blog post from acclaimed educator Pernille Ripp starts off with a personal anecdote. A student of Mrs. Ripp’s, who had until that point never finished a book in her class, has flown through an audiobook and is eagerly awaiting her next recommendation. Ripp explains that this student is not the only one to have found positive reading experiences through the use of audiobooks....