There are many commercial read-along books for students which are packaged with a book and an audio cassette. The book's content is performed by a professional reader. Kids can create their own read-along books which may be used with younger children in the school, or siblings at home. Students may want to enhance their production with the inclusion of background music and appropriate sound effects. Sound Edit Programs.
Computer technology opens new opportunities to work with sound.
Students who have access to a sound editing program can do some interesting things with a computer and tape recorder. A political speech, for example, can be recorded on audio tape and then transferred to the computer. The sound is edited with sections re-arranged, particular words edited out, and other words inserted. This is a good way to discover how propagandists manipulate language to distort original messages. Another idea is to record commercials from television and radio onto audio tape.