What is the best way for you to learn? There are many different styles of learning and no two people learn the same way. With someone who faces challenges in reading print but still is trying to learn, it can be increasingly frustrating to understand the material but that is where audio textbooks come into play.
Learning Ally provides over 83,000 audiobooks. Learn about the volunteer efforts behind this.
People learn in a variety of ways and forms.
Have you ever given thought to the voices that you hear on audiobooks or audio textbooks? If it is not a famous name, often the names go unnoted. Yet, for the last 60 years volunteers from all over the country have been lending their voices to help those with print challenges in learning.
Key takeaways
- Formerly known as Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic, Learning Ally has produced over 83,000 recordings to the audio textbook library.
- Learning Ally originally aimed its efforts toward wounded veterans who were returning from deployment, but they have expanded their role and now the organization benefits American students of all ages.
- The program utilized over a 180 volunteers and compiles the audio data using a Google Drive based program.
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