2015-2016
IMPACT REPORT
A Path To Success
for Struggling Readers
Learning Ally is a national not-for-profit dedicated to advancing literacy and
educational success. Our innovative programs, technology and solutions have
dramatically improved outcomes for our students with print-related disabilities
like blindness, visual impairment, dyslexia and other learning differences.
This report highlights our recent progress.
A foundation of support.
A lifetime of confident learning.
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every day for an en
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We now reach over 230,000
students
and 50,000 educators in nearly
10,000 schools across the U.S.
GROWTH
IN SCHOOLS
2013-2016
286%
more pages
read by
students
183%
more
students
reading
Learning Ally
audiobooks
76%
more schools
accessing
content
Revolutionizing the Classroom
Experience for Students and Teachers
We partner with schools, educators and families, to provide tools
that support students’ individual learning styles, offering easy
access to content in ways each student needs to learn.
In a national survey of educators:
87%
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90%
Learning Ally helps
students develop or
reinforce the skills
needed for reading
Over 10,000
educators
participated in our
teacher training
programs
Launched
4 new peer
mentoring and
self advocacy
hubs in CO, NJ,
UT, MA
Over 3,000
teachers, parents
and specialists attended
Spotlight On Dyslexia,
learning from over
100 learning disability
experts and service
providers
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GIVING THE GIFT OF READ
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TO THOSE WHO NEED IT
are identified
70% of schools we serve
student need
in the high or very high
y for free and
categories with eligibilit
reduced lunch program
vides access to
Cloud based library pro
d audiobooks,
82,000+ human-narrate
K-12 textbooks,
including core curriculum
lar literature
STEM content, and popu
After The Great
Reading Games, students
read at or above national
percentile averages
comparable to classmates
without identified
disabilities
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COL
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COMMU
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Over 5,000
students took
part in The Great
Reading Games
in 2016
providing
college and career
readiness support
for students who
are blind or visually
impaired
In its first year,
the College Success
Program served
nearly 600 students
at 300+ colleges
nationwide
Mentors who guide
the way: Students
engaged in the peer
mentor program reported
they developed better
self-advocacy, resilience
and communication
skills
EF FE CT IV E RE TU RN
ON IN VE ST M EN T
dent
2013-2016 cost per stu
%
74
served decreased by
$0.80 was
For every dollar raised
d services
invested in programs an
active
Network of over 2,000
100,000
volunteers donated over
hours of service in 2016
AM
guiding
educators and
parents to find
the right solutions
for their
students
increasing student
engagement,
reading frequency
and time-on-task
SUCCESS PRO
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&
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83% of students
demonstrate
improved selfconfidence
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A IN
7,749
students
participated in
virtual and
in-person
events
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empowering
students to
take control of
their education
SUPPORT
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Innovations that Inspire
Independence and Love of Learning
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