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Chicago Public Schools and Skyline

Partner program

Chicago Public Schools and Learning Ally

Access the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution® with Chicago Public Schools today!


This extensive library of high-quality audiobooks lets students access grade-level content across the curriculum—regardless of their reading level. In addition to over 500 titles aligned to the Skyline curriculum, Chicago Public Schools can access thousands of books in the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution.

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500+

Skyline-aligned titles

80,000+

Audio e-books in the library

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Live training sessions

Getting started

Accessing the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution®

It’s easy to access the Audiobook Solution within Skyline.

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Step 1

Log into Skyline

Sign in with your Chicago Public Schools account at the Skyline portal.

Skyline search results with the Learning Ally tab highlighted

Step 2

Search for a title or topic

Search for your title or topic then click on the Learning Ally tab to view your search hits.

A Learning Ally search result with the Classroom assign button highlighted

Step 3

Assign to Google Classroom

Select a title and assign the audiobook to Google Classroom. At this time, Learning Ally titles may only be assigned by the instructor.

The collection

Book titles

Learning Ally’s library of Chicago Public Schools’ Skyline curriculum-aligned books includes more than 500 titles and continues to grow.

A selection of book covers from the Skyline curriculum-aligned collection
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Professional learning

Training dates

Chicago Public Schools educators can receive training on using Learning Ally’s Audiobook Solution to help students with reading challenges. This training shows teachers how to integrate the platform, including its Skyline curriculum-aligned books, into their lessons to support striving readers and improve comprehension. The half-hour sessions are held virtually:

What’s on

Upcoming events

Look for upcoming and past events—including our featured webinars—on the Learning Ally Events & Webinars page.

Additional resources

Harness the Audiobook Solution® for your students

Audiobook Solution

About the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution®

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How the Audiobook Solution benefits striving readers

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Learning Ally Audiobook Solution® mythbusters

Case study

How one district used the Audiobook Solution to increase student reading 400%

FAQs

Answers to frequently asked questions

Assign books

André Smith explains how to assign a book in the Audiobook Solution

Get in touch

Questions about the CPS partnership?

Questions for Learning Ally?

Email cps@learningally.org and a member of the Chicago Public Schools team will get back to you.

Technical support

Submit a service ticket
or call 773-553-3925