However, the program doesn't just aid students. Volunteer narrators feel achievement, too. The program serves different purposes for different people. They want to help people achieve, but some like reading about different subjects. We're pretty flexible here.
People have a choice in what they want to read about.
Someone might want to read a philosophy book or something in the sciences. Volunteers usually tend to gravitate toward certain areas, Lusk said. A reader doesn't have to try and trudge through a calculus chapter if they can't pronounce the symbols. Although some readers enjoy a little bonus education, others find a different satisfaction in reciting. Harriet Seligsohn, a reader for the program and former director for the Office of Evaluation and Testing, participates in Books on Tape to employ her talents.