I use it as a 5th grade classroom teacher so I can’t speak to library usage. It’s definitely increased reading engagement within my classroom. It’s for students with reading impairments, however if students want to try audiobooks, I hook them up with it. There’s a wide variety of books on there. Not necessarily the newest ones. You can assign books to certain kids. There’s no borrowing of a book, so the kids can have it for as long as needed. I’m not sure I’d see much of an advantage of it as a library tool, but I’ve loved it for my 5th graders! Most books are voice text, which means the book pages are on the screen and it highlights as the audio reads to them. Some are classic audio, just listening. It’s great for book clubs because you don’t need physical multi copies. Let me know if you have any other questions! 

Kristin LaFlamme
Wells Road Intermediate School
5th Grade Language Arts
860-844-3048





On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 4:20 PM Jenny Lussier <jlussier@rsd13.org> wrote:
I would be interested in learning about this too!

Thank you!
Jenny

On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 3:37 PM Kathryn Ferrante <kferrante@renbrook.org> wrote:
I am wondering if anybody has experience using Learning Ally for audiobooks. My school is interested in getting a site subscription, and I am curious about its uses from the library perspective.

Thank you!

Kathryn Ferrante

Renbrook School

Director of Library Services
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West Hartford, CT 06117  

Phone: 860.236.1661 ext. 320

Email: kferrante@renbrook.org

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