![]() I thought I was going to be using iPhone VoiceOver, which is the built-in screen reader for the whole phone, but after about three minutes of tapping things and having it tell me what it is instead of going into the app, I knew that I was doing the wrong thing. I would say that in 2023, the number of audiobooks I’ve completed compared to print titles is either 1:1 or even higher. I’ve listened to so many audiobooks since I discovered they worked for me and found the best ways to properly listen while doing so: coloring doesn’t work for me, but driving, playing phone games, and working on projects around the house totally do. It took me - someone learnèd in instructional design - a little longer than it should have to realize that as an aural learner, sometimes reading with my ears would be the best way for me. Nothing would work - switching from print to digital, using Open Dyslexic in all of my e-readers, not even switching to a graphic novel to reset like I’ve done historically. While I’ve always been physically able to see, either on my own or with the help of glasses, I would skip over words or let my mind wander, making it so I couldn’t move forward with reading a book in text. There have been times in the past few years (and probably my entire reading life) in which reading with my eyes has just been impossible. Find her exclamations about books and pho on twitter ( JessIsReading) and instagram ( jess_is_reading). She can be found drowning in her ever-growing TBR and exclaiming about romance in the Book Riot podcast ( When in Romance), as well as on social media. While she is still working on what she wants to be when she grows up, she’s enjoying dabbling in librarianship and writing all the things. ![]() Jessica Pryde is a member of that (some might call) rare breed that grew up in Washington, DC, but is happily enjoying the warmer weather of the desert Southwest. ![]()
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