LEARNING ALLY, INC.
PRINCETON, NJ

Learning Ally has impacted the lives of millions of students over the last 70 years. Transforming Lives: Learning Ally We are a national non-profit dedicated to helping students with print disabilities, including blindness, visual impairment and dyslexia. Learning Ally improves the way students learn at home and in the classroom. Up to 1 in 5 students has a learning difference. That means 10 million students in grades K-12 alone are struggling to read the printed word. Together it’s possible to help these students succeed in school, feel more confident, and stay on a positive path for years to come. Mission Learning Ally is positioned to grow our student reach and impact. For more information about our finances and spending, please review the Annual Report and Form 990. We invite you to read our Financial Snapshot and Impact Report to learn more about our reach and impact. When you join Learning Ally you'll have access to all of the support, tools and guidance you'll need to build your own knowledge about dyslexia, empower your classroom and help your child or student begin to realize their full potential. Ready to help my child Learning Ally has impacted the lives of millions of students over the last 70 years. Transforming Lives: Learning Ally We are a national non-profit dedicated to helping students with print disabilities, including blindness, visual impairment and dyslexia. Learning Ally improves the way students learn at home and in the classroom. Up to 1 in 5 students has a learning difference. That means 10 million students in grades K-12 alone are struggling to read the printed word. Together it’s possible to help these students succeed in school, feel more confident, and stay on a positive path for years to come. Mission Learning Ally is positioned to grow our student reach and impact. For more information about our finances and spending, please review the Annual Report and Form 990. We invite you to read our Financial Snapshot and Impact Report to learn more about our reach and impact. Learning Ally’s National Achievement Awards Learning Ally is proud to recognize the outstanding academic and personal achievements of students who learn differently by offering scholarships for select student honorees who demonstrate the highest standard of performance and commitment in their classroom and communities. Any Learning Ally student member who meets the eligibility criteria for each of the awards is invited to Learning Ally’s 2018 National Achievement Award Recipients Awarded to college and graduate students who are Learning Ally members and blind or visually impaired Audiobooks are proven to help students with reading disabilities become better readers and learners. They can be a powerful tool to support comprehension, boost confidence, save time on schoolwork and ultimately lead to better outcomes. "I give a lot of credit to Learning Ally for giving me the tools I needed. This year has been one of the most successful." Here's how Learning Ally's audiobooks help Provide a good model of fluency, expression and prosody that exceeds any synthetic voice option available Listening to audiobooks allows students to enjoy age-appropriate titles and helps them stay on track with classwork. Listening to audiobooks can help bridge the gap between decoding words and assigning meaning. Receiving information both visually and audibly reinforces word recognition, improves fluency, builds vocabulary and supports the development of comprehension skills. Audiobooks help students by allowing them to focus on the meaning of what they’re reading rather than decoding words on a page. A dyslexic’s listening comprehension may be stronger than their reading comprehension. By listening to text, students access content that’s above their current reading levels making learning more efficient. Audiobooks help children learn to enjoy literature and build a diverse knowledge base. They are key to unlocking the magical world of stories so they can experience getting lost in a good book just like their peers. Put your student on a path to success with audiobooks, plus other tools and resources to help you both begin to learn and thrive. Who We Are Who We Are Learning Ally empowers students who read and learn differently so that they may thrive. We help them to overcome obstacles and discover strengths, as we guide them along a path that ensures success. We didn’t become the world’s largest provider of audio textbooks and literature overnight. Our history is deeply rooted in making sure everyone — no matter the hurdle — can enjoy and comprehend the printed word. It all began with Anne T. Macdonald, who envisioned a service for soldiers who had lost their sight in combat. At the time, the newly passed GI Bill of Rights guaranteed a college education to servicemen. Determined to help soldiers who were blind, Mrs. Macdonald led the New York Public Library’s Women’s Auxiliary to record textbooks on vinyl phonograph discs. The organization Recording for the Blind (RFB) was born. Electronic text (E-text) provided computer disks for members to use with adaptive computer equipment. RFB&D changes its name to Learning Ally to better represent the full breadth of services and the individuals who are members. Learning Ally introduces Teacher Ally, a powerful new application that simplifies the use of Learning Ally in schools and allows for better tracking of student performance. Learning Ally introduces new parent support services and enhances its audiobooks with VOICEtext, which allows highlighted synchronized text to accompany the human narration. Learning Ally makes content accessible on Android devices. Learning Ally offers professional development for teachers, to help raise awareness of dyslexia among teachers and administrators, how to recognize it in the classroom, and support it through differentiated instruction and other practical classroom strategies. Learning Ally launches Link, a new and enhanced playback platform for the PC and Mac.