reading speed for audio

Wait for Me!
Reader Control of Narration Rate in Talking Books
http://www.readingonline.org/articles/bergman/wait.html Interesting article about speed of audio tapes. If you want to do what they say do the following:
--To convert MP3 to M4a go into I-tunes advanced and select convert to AAA. m4a needs to be changed to m4b (for older i-pods). The i-pod can now recognize it as an audiobook. To change I-pod speed go into Settings then down to Audiobooks then select slow, normal, or faster. There may be some distortion on some recordings at the slower speed. Or, you can adjust the speed in Audacity by recording, selecting all, then go into effects, click on change tempo (not speed as it will also change the pitch), and then play with the slide switch until you are happy. If you want to figure out the wpm exactly you'll have to calculate the wpm by dividing the length of time by the number of words (check word count of text in Word).

Another article relating to auditory processing talked about normal reading speed as 150 wpm. They recommended slowing down to 110 wpm (for middle school ESL or struggling readers) to assist their comprehension. Also recommended using pauses after ideas to give students processing time.