Do Audiobooks Count As Reading?

Audiobooks are reading, just like listening to your mom tell a story is still reading.

Imagine you have a favorite book about dragons. When you read it yourself, you're using your eyes and brain to follow the words on the page. But when you listen to an audiobook, someone else is reading the words out loud, and you’re listening with your ears instead of your eyes. Either way, you're still learning the story, feeling the excitement, and maybe even imagining the dragons flying over your head.

Audiobooks are like a cozy bedtime story told by a friend.

Now think about how you learn new things every day: when your teacher speaks to you in class, or when your dad tells you about his day at work. You're still listening, and that's reading, just with sound instead of letters.

Some people might say it’s not the same as reading a book yourself, but that’s like saying eating a pizza isn’t the same as baking one. Both are still part of the reading family!