World of Stories audiobooks

From World Book Day

Resource type: Books, ebooks and audiobooks

Price band: Free

Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, EYFS

Region(s): All of UK

World of Stories provides access to a selection of free audiobooks for beginner through to independent readers.

Cost: Free.

About World Book Day:World Book Day is the reading for fun charity. Through its activities, the charity aims to encourage children and young people to see reading as an entertaining and social thing to do so that they can enjoy the many benefits that a life-long habit of reading for fun brings.

Literacy Hive Likes:

  • Audiobooks can be a good way to engage children who are reluctant readers or who find reading difficult, and can help them access a wider range of texts.
  • For EYFS and KS1 pupils, the Share a Story Corner videos, featuring a selection of popular picture books, are also available.
  • Read the National Literacy Trust’s review of the latest research exploring the role of audiobooks in supporting children’s literacy.

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