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Originally Posted by Catlady
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It kind of depends on what you are trying to accomplish. For most of us adults, it doesn't matter. On the other hand, if the point is to develop your reading skills rather than your listening skills, then it does matter.
Let's face it, listening isn't reading. When they were little, my niece and nephew would sit in my father's lap while he read them stories. They looked at the pictures while he read, but you certainly couldn't say that they were reading the story. It doesn't really matter from the stand point of consuming the story. They had the story memorized and when I tried reading to same story to them, I was told I was doing it all wrong. (for one thing my father tended to edit the stories when he read them)
I would also say that people are very different in how they process information. Some people are auditory learners (learn by hearing), others are visual learners (learn by seeing) and others are kinetic learners (learn by doing).
It's a bit like traveling a mile. The person who walks, bikes or drives all travel the same mile, they all went from point A to point B, however, you can't really say that walking is the same as biking is the same as driving.
I have most of the audiobooks that I listen to in ebook or paper book format. I get something different from listening to them than I get from actually reading the book. They are different experiences.