Learning Ally Audiobooks Coming Soon, Replaces Tales2go

Heartland AEA will be introducing Learning Ally to schools following the business closing of Tales2Go. Learning Ally provides access to 80,000 audiobooks and text for students who have an identified reading deficiency. The business model is different from other streaming digital resources that Heartland AEA provides; producers and publishers have special copyright agreements with Learning Ally that limit access to only students that meet certain criteria.

As anecdotal data shows that most students who used Tales2go chose audiobooks because of their reading comprehension difficulties, we think Learning Ally will be a good match for many students!

This fall, Heartland AEA will:

• work with the districts to help with the student rostering process
• assist Learning Ally as they work with districts to help them understand the criteria for student access
• provide implementation ideas