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As its subtitle notes, the book is intended as a form of sleep induction. It uses standard hypnosis techniques to get children to relax; it differs from most children's books in that among the text to be read there are also instructions on how to read the text out loud, including the placement of deliberate yawns. [2]
Software that converts text to voice is readily available and can be easily used to read out Wikipedia pages on-the-fly. See screen reader . The web-based Pediaphon service uses speech synthesis to generate MP3 audio files and podcasts of Wikipedia articles in different languages.
Children's literature portal; Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book, also known as The Sleep Book, [1] is an American children's book written by Dr. Seuss in 1962. The story centers on the activity of sleep as readers follow the journey of many different characters preparing to slip into a deep slumber. [2]
The game teaches users how to read effectively. Forty storybooks can be read aloud or narrated to the user. Over 100 reading exercises include phonics, word-recognition, spelling skills and building vocabulary. The activities incorporate repetition of words, followed by a gradual increase of word variety.
How to Sleep is a short comedy film written by and starring humorist Robert Benchley. Filmed and released by MGM in 1935 (as part of their "Miniatures" series), it features Benchley as a narrator as well as film subject, discussing four parts of sleep—causes, methods, avoiding sleep, and waking up.
Judy Travis turned on her baby monitor to talk to her two girls when she heard them screaming at each other instead of sleeping -- and the moment they heard her voice, they promptly pretended to ...
The Read-Aloud Handbook, 1982, The New Read-Aloud Handbook, 1989, The Read-Aloud Handbook, Sixth Edition, 2006. Reading Aloud: Motivating Children to Make Books Into Friends, Not Enemies (film), 1983. Turning On the Turned Off Reader (audio cassette), 1983. (Editor) Hey! Listen to This: Stories to Read Aloud, 1992. (Editor) Read all About It!:
Vygotsky explains that private speech stems from a child's social interactions as a toddler, then reaches a peak during preschool or kindergarten when children talk aloud to themselves. [13] Private speech serves as "the social/cultural tool or symbol system of language, first used for interpersonal communication but later employed by the child ...