Listening Unlocks Student Potential

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What Drives Us

We believe all students should have equal opportunities to learn and succeed.

Literacy is the foundation of learning. Yet 65% of fourth graders in the U.S. read below proficiency levels and are 400% more likely to drop out of high school. For the most vulnerable students – Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC), low income, multilingual learners and students with learning disabilities – the crisis is even more acute, and has persisted for decades.

At Learning Ally, we believe that listening is vital to learning. From the youngest age, children learn by listening and then by engaging in meaningful conversations. By equipping early and struggling learners with our ebooks to access their curriculum, literature, and popular titles, we help open up learning for millions of students. This is our passion.

65%

4th Grade Students
Below Proficiency Levels

400%

More Likely to Drop Out
of High School

Who We Are

75 years of helping struggling learners

We help school systems and education leaders address the equity gap through evidence-based, interactive professional development, communities of practice and programs that span early assessment, intervention, accommodation, and research-based instruction. Our professional learning programs help educators identify and prevent learning issues, allowing struggling readers to become independent and engaged learners who can achieve socially, emotionally and academically–regardless of background or learning difference.

Putting Research Into Practice

Research and Strategic Partners

In partnership with renowned universities, state legislatures and departments of education, and strategic philanthropic partners, we are mapping how students learn to read and piloting the results of our learnings in districts across the country. We also work with technology and community partners to help address social-emotional and other environmental factors that impact a child’s ability to learn and read.

Comprehensive Solutions

We deliver solutions at the state, district, and school level. From assessments to educator success services to literacy improvement solutions, we support districts to evaluate their needs and provide targeted and customized support to achieve district literacy goals.

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation & Learning Ally: Forging a Brighter Future Through Literacy

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation and Learning Ally have united to bolster literacy and education across communities. Together we have created free resources for families and educators that support building literacy at home and honing reading instruction in the classroom.

Explore the Family Literacy Toolkit Explore the Literacy Video Library for Educators