back to FAQs page Q: What are the benefits of Learning Ally vs. other audiobook producers or commercial CDs?
• Learning Ally’s DAISY CD books are navigable because they are recorded in a special format known as DAISY (Digital Accessible Information SYstem). Users are able to jump from page to page, chapter to chapter or level to level; place bookmarks; adjust the tone of the reader; and adjust the speed of the reader. • Learning Ally’s textbooks usually fit on one CD or one small set of downloadable files because of the special way that they are recorded. • Learning Ally’s books are read by volunteers. Human voice is important because it allows students to hear proper voice inflection, pronunciation and prosody. Teachers have provided feedback that this is especially important for literature books and textbooks. • Learning Ally provides the entire textbook or book, not portions of the book as many commercial publishers do. This allows schools to meet the legal requirements in the accommodation section of a student’s individualized education plan (IEP), which dictates the student must have tex
