{"id":10032,"date":"2025-05-09T08:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningally.org\/?page_id=10032"},"modified":"2025-05-09T10:38:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:38:02","slug":"why-audiobooks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learningally.org\/solutions-for-school\/why-audiobooks","title":{"rendered":"Assistive Technology for Struggling Readers"},"content":{"rendered":"         <section class=\"video-with-text-section\">\n         <div class=\"video-with-text-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"video-with-text-column video-with-text-column-text\">\n               <div class=\"video-with-text-text-wrapper\">\n                                       <h2 class=\"video-with-text-title\">Why Human-Read Audiobooks?<\/h2>\n                                                         <div class=\"video-with-text-description\"><p>For students with dyslexia and other reading deficits that cause them to read below grade level, leveled readers may not be enough. While they help students learn to read, if used exclusively, they also limit students\u2019 opportunities to acquire grade-level content. As a result, they often fall behind, become disengaged and lose interest in learning. Barbara Wilson explains how the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution bridges the reading gap by providing equitable access to grade-level content in a format students can easily absorb.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Barbara Wilson explains why reading accommodations like the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution are important to developing vocabulary, reading and comprehension skills.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                 <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"video-with-text-column video-with-text-column-video\">\n               <div class=\"video-with-text-video-wrapper\">\n                                       <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WogfzM42Piw?si=bhuAtyFVntljk5RE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n                                 <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/section>\n   \n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <section class=\"how-to-advocate-section block-container\" style=\"--background-color: #ffffff;\">\n        <div class=\"text-content\">\n                            <h2 class=\"title underlined\" style=\"--title-color: #002f6c;--title-size: 30px;--title-width: 100%;--title-decor-color: #005fb3;\">&#8220;Audiobooks, especially when read by humans, can be an important part of success&#8230;\u201d<\/h2>\n                                        <h4 class=\"subtitle\" style=\"--subtitle-color: #444444;\">Barbara Wilson<\/h4>\n                                        <div class=\"text\" style=\"--text-color: #444444;\"><p>Co-Founder, Wilson Language Training and author of the\u00a0<em>Wilson Reading System<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"media-content\">\n                            <div class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"--image-size: contain;\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/19104205\/LakeOrionSchlsblogimage01.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <section class=\"section-cta-solid-banner color-scheme-purple\">\n        <div class=\"section-container\">\n                            <div class=\"section-title\">\n                    <h2 class=\"title\">Find out more<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"section-cta-block\">\n                                    <a class=\"button solid unhovered\" href=\"https:\/\/learningally.org\/solutions-for-school\/schedule-demo\"\n                        target=\"_self\">\n                        Schedule A Demo                    <\/a>\n                                                    <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/learningally.org\/solutions-for-school\/more-info\" target=\"_self\">\n                        Request More information                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ignite-student-section\">\n                    <section class=\"section-rich-text mt-75\">\n                <div class=\"rich-text-container\">\n                                            <div class=\"rich-text_heading\">\n                            <h2 class=\"title\">Helping Struggling Readers at All Levels\r\n<\/h2>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n                <section class=\"section-multicolumn-icon mt-75 mb-75\">\n            <div class=\"columns-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"column\" style=\"--column-width: calc(33.33% - 20px);\">\n                                                        <div class=\"column_icon\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon.Book_.svg\" alt=\"Icon.Book\"\n                                        loading=\"lazy\">\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column_title\">\n                                    <h3>Elementary School<\/h3>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"column_text\"><div>\n  <strong>Grades 3-5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"small\">We build a foundation for learning by empowering students to read independently and gain self-confidence.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"small\">Access to the largest audiobook library of popular books and standards-aligned titles<\/li>\n<li class=\"small p-t-15\">Builds background knowledge, vocabulary, comprehension, and self-esteem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"column\" style=\"--column-width: calc(33.33% - 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20px);\">\n                                                        <div class=\"column_icon\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon.Book_.svg\" alt=\"Icon.Book\"\n                                        loading=\"lazy\">\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column_title\">\n                                    <h3>High School<\/h3>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"column_text\"><div>\n  <strong>Grades 9-12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"small\">We help students stay in school and prepare them for college and career success.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"small\">Access to core materials helps students better focus on and absorb what they read<\/li>\n<li class=\"small p-t-15\">Builds reading stamina and enables students to handle a heavier workload<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <section class=\"how-to-advocate-section block-container\" style=\"--background-color: #ffffff;\">\n        <div class=\"text-content\">\n                            <h2 class=\"title underlined\" style=\"--title-color: #002f6c;--title-size: 30px;--title-width: 100%;--title-decor-color: #005fb3;\">Experience a Human-Read Audiobook with Highlighted Text<\/h2>\n                                                    <div class=\"text\" style=\"--text-color: #444444;\"><p>Our audiobook library contains high-quality, human-read audiobooks complete with word highlighting. The highlighted text allows readers to follow along with the material while listening to a human voice, increasing engagement, retention and comprehension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"buttons-list\" style=\"--button-text-color: #ffffff;--button-color: #005fb3;\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/learningally.org\/solutions-for-school\/schedule-demo\" class=\"button\" title=\"TRY THE AUDIOBOOK EXPERIENCE\">TRY THE AUDIOBOOK EXPERIENCE<i class=\"cta-icon arrow fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <div class=\"media-content\">\n                            <div class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"--image-size: contain;\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/09090541\/thinkstock-photos-474867580.jpg\" alt=\"audiobook experience\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <section class=\"how-to-advocate-section block-container revers\" style=\"--background-color: #ffffff;\">\n        <div class=\"text-content\">\n                            <h2 class=\"title underlined\" style=\"--title-color: #002f6c;--title-size: 30px;--title-width: 100%;--title-decor-color: #005fb3;\">Not sure about using audiobooks in the classroom?<\/h2>\n                                                    <div class=\"text\" style=\"--text-color: #444444;\"><p>We&#8217;re ready to set the record straight. Would it surprise you to learn that using audiobooks in the classroom can improve reading scores? There are actually quite a few things you may not know about teaching with audiobooks. 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