{"id":14838,"date":"2025-11-30T11:31:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T16:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningally.org\/teacher-resources-33-2"},"modified":"2026-03-05T04:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:23:08","slug":"eligibility-criteria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learningally.org\/eligibility-criteria","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility Criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"image-with-text-domination-section color-scheme-white text-dominated\">\n                    <div class=\"media-content image-first\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image outborder-image obj-pos-right\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ThinkstockPhotos-544813228.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"Teacher Helping Group Of Elementary School Children In Computer\">\n                            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-content\">\n            <div class=\"text-content_container\">\n                                                    <h2 class=\"h0 title\">Learning Ally Audiobook Solution\u00ae Eligibility Guide<\/h2>\n                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Learning Ally Audiobook Solution is a proven resource that can be used in any classroom or at home to empower qualified learners with a reading deficit to reach their potential.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\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\">What Is a Reading Deficit?<\/h2>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"rich-text_content text-center\">\n                            <div class=\"content\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A reading deficit is determined by a student\u2019s inability to keep up with content due to an impairment in at least one of the areas listed below. Students who are blind or visually impaired, have a physical disability that prevents them from reading standard print, or are designated as multilingual learner, autism, ADHD, or having an IEP\/504 should also be considered for eligibility based on the outlined criteria.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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>Decoding<\/h3>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"column_text\"><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phonological awareness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phonemic awareness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orthographic awareness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oral language<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\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\/Laptop-300x300.png\" alt=\"Laptop\"\n                                        loading=\"lazy\">\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column_title\">\n                                    <h3>Fluency<\/h3>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"column_text\"><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automaticity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fluency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\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.Progress.svg\" alt=\"Icon.Progress\"\n                                        loading=\"lazy\">\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column_title\">\n                                    <h3>Comprehension<\/h3>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"column_text\"><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syntax<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Semantics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verbal reasoning<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verbal working memory<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual working memory<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long term memory<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attention<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vocabulary<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n    <\/div>\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\">Who Can Determine Eligibility?<\/h2>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"rich-text_content text-center\">\n                            <div class=\"content\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligibility is quick and easy, and can be provided by an educator or other professional. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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(50% - 15px);\">\n                                                        <div class=\"column_icon\">\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column_title\">\n                                    <h3>Qualified Educators in Schools<\/h3>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"column_text\"><ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">General Education Teachers<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Tutors<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Reading Specialists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Special Education Teachers<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Learning Disability, Dyslexia or Resource Specialists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">School Psychologists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Educational Diagnosticians<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Child Study Teams<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Teachers of the Visually Impaired<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Speech Language Pathologists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Physical and Occupational Therapists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"column\" style=\"--column-width: calc(50% - 15px);\">\n                                                        <div class=\"column_icon\">\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column_title\">\n                                    <h3>Qualified Evaluators Outside of Schools<\/h3>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"column_text\"><ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Reading Specialists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Tutors<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Doctors of Medicine or Osteopathy<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Neurologists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Clinical Psychologists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Ophthalmologists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Optometrists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Osteopathy Psychiatrists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Registered Nurses<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Speech Language Pathologists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Physical and Occupational Therapists<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Professional Staff of Hospitals, Institutions<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Public or Social Welfare Agencies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <section class=\"how-to-advocate-section\" style=\"--background-color: #005fb3;\">\n        <div class=\"text-content\">\n                            <h2 class=\"title underlined\" style=\"--title-color: #ffffff;--title-size: 38px;--title-width: 100%;--title-decor-color: #ffffff;\">Find a qualified evaluator outside of school. <\/h2>\n                                                    <div class=\"text\" style=\"--text-color: #ffffff;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this directory to find a reading specialist in your area who can help determine if your child would benefit from interventions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"buttons-list\" style=\"--button-text-color: #005fb3;--button-color: #ffffff;\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.learningally.org\/specialists\/listing\" class=\"button\" title=\"Find a specialist\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find a specialist<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: cover;\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/22165139\/shutterstock_139406252-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Become a Reader Champion\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section class=\"how-to-advocate-section revers\" style=\"--background-color: #ffffff;\">\n        <div class=\"text-content\">\n                            <h2 class=\"title underlined\" style=\"--title-color: #002f6c;--title-size: 38px;--title-width: 100%;--title-decor-color: #005fb3;\">Why Do We Have Eligibility Criteria?<\/h2>\n                                                    <div class=\"text\" style=\"--text-color: #444444;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning Ally is able to offer our human-read audio textbooks and literature titles under a special provision of the U.S. Copyright law (17 U.S.C. \u00a7 121, et seq., Marrakesh exemption). 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