We’re excited to announce that Learning Ally will remain available at no cost to schools through June 2025, providing critical support for struggling readers.
Already Using Learning Ally?
If your district used Learning Ally last year, you’re encouraged to continue utilizing this resource with eligible students.
Need a Refresher?
If your district used Learning Ally before but needs a refresher, contact Lynette Johnson at ljohnson@learningally.org to update your district records and provide webinars or training.
New to Learning Ally?
If your district hasn’t used Learning Ally yet, Lynette can guide you through the rostering process and discuss training opportunities.
What Does Learning Ally Offer?
Learning Ally provides more than 80,000 human-narrated audiobooks and textbooks aligned with your curriculum. Designed to bridge the gap to grade-level reading, its features include:
- Voice-to-Text: Supports word recognition by highlighting words as they’re narrated.
- In-App Dictionary: Allows students to define unfamiliar words while reading seamlessly.
- Annotation: Enables students to highlight, save, bookmark, and reference specific text.
- Customization: Offers adjustable settings to support diverse learning needs.
These tools help students build vocabulary, complete assignments, and actively participate in group projects.
Learn More:
Take advantage of this incredible resource to support your struggling readers today!
There is still time this spring for your district to roster with Learning Ally or sync your district’s user information with OneClick!
What is Learning Ally?
This digital resource is designed for students with an identified reading difficulty.
Fun Facts:
- Learning Ally includes 80,000 human-read audiobooks for K-12 students
- Students have read 1,010,512 pages since January!
How do I get Learning Ally for my district?
Contact your Heartland AEA Literacy Consultant to start onboarding, and Learning Ally and Heartland AEA reading consultants will provide training.
What is OneClick?
OneClick provides faster and more secure access to the digital resources Heartland AEA provides. It uses a version of ClassLink for single sign-on.
How do I get OneClick for my district?
Districts can start the process by completing this onboarding questionnaire. Then, your tech director will schedule a meeting to get connected!
Questions?
Email Susan Schrader, Director of Resources and Library Services at sschrader@heartlandaea.org
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
