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Paul
Edelblut
Vice President, Education SolutionsJuly 2014
Synchronized
Text, the Human Voice and a new Ally:
Learning
Ally is Changing the Way Students and Teachers Approach Accessible BooksSlide2
Over 80,000 audiobooks to help support academic success
The world’s largest audio textbook library
Practical, Results-Oriented Professional Development
Who
we
are
Who we
wereSlide3
A short story about Jackie…
R
Reading Level
3
5
GradeSlide4
But learning to read is not enough
A
Reading Level
3
5
Grade
GAPSlide5
Basic Literacy Is Critical
RSlide6
Tools
– Assistive Technology
Everyone Uses Tools to do things they normally cannot doSlide7
Differentiated Instruction Different Routes- Same OutcomesSlide8
How Many Words do Students Need to Know in Order to Keep Pace with Objectives?
96% of spoken language is made up of
4,000
words
To read written text, you need a vocabulary of
1 million
wordsSlide9
Audiobooks let Jackie read the stories she wants, not just what she can decode
From “The Best Seat in Second Grade”
From “Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone”ASlide10
SUCCESS
Jackie becomes a better reader with audiobooks
• Supports MSL Intervention• Helps Build Fluency Skills• Supports Vocabulary DevelopmentLearning Ally audiobook with VOICE text
A
Seeing
Hearing
Seeing
Alone
+
>Slide11
And they help her become a better learner
Traditional Print
Audiobooks• Faster• Less Effort• Levels the Playing FieldSlide12
Learning Ally-An Agile Enterprise
Book Limits and ContentUnlimited DownloadsContinued focus on core curriculum with human voiceComplete student “backpack”Playback SoftwareiOSAndroid
PCMACDevicesiPod, iPad, iPhone, PC, MAC, AndroidSpecialized DAISY Players including Victor Stream, Plextalk Pocket12Slide13
The Largest Textbook Digital Audio Library
Largest library of accessible core educational materials, with more than
80,000 digitally recorded titles
Textbook for K-12 and
college/graduate levels
Only
fully
accessible
content provider for
STEM books
Adds 6,000 plus new titles each year
Produced against adoption lists and
local curriculum lists to support districts and states
“Expert readers” don’t just read, they convey knowledge
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A “Hands On” Understanding of What Our Human Readers Do
14
River Effect See-Saw Effect Swirl Effect
Ex 2
A right triangle has base
x
and height
y
.
If the area of the triangle is 5 square inches, express the perimeter of the triangle as a function of
x
.
Solve
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we know that
2. Since
,
and
.
3. Substituting back gives
BlindnessSlide15Slide16
But What Is Needed in The Student’s Backpack?
?
16Slide17
Subject
Title
Author/PublisherReadingJourneys Level 3.1Houghton-MifflinYYNFiction
Diary of a wimpy kid
Jeff Kinney
Y
Y
Y*
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White
Y
N
Y*
A Crazy Day with Cobras
Mary Pope Osborne
Y
N
Y*
The Maze of Bones
Rick Riordan
Y
Y
Y*
Language
Arts
English
Houghton-Mifflin
Y
Y
N
Spelling
and Vocabulary Words for Readers and Writers
Houghton-Mifflin
Y
Y
N
Math
Math Expressions Volume 1
Karen
Fuson
Y
N
N
Math Expressions Volume 2
Karen
Fuson
Y
N
N
Social
Studies
Our
Communities
Harcourt
Y
Y
N
World
Communities
Harcourt
Y
N
N
Science
Science
Life Science Unit
A
(
How
Living Things
Function) through Unit F (Energy and Change)
Houghton-Mifflin
Y
N
N
Health
Harcourt Health and Fitness
Lisa Bunting
Y
Y
N
17
Y* - Similar version available
Data collected Summer 2013. Expect all services to add books throughout the year.
3
rd
Grade Book List
How Do the Catalogs Compare From Grade to Grade?Slide18
How Do the Catalogs Compare From Grade to Grade?
Subject
TitleAuthor/PublisherReadingTo Kill A MockingbirdHarper LeeYYN
Fiction
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Y
Y
Y*
The
Catcher
in the
Rye
J.D. Salinger
Y
N
Y*
Lord of the
Flies
William Golding
Y
Y
Y*
Of
Mice
and
Men
John Steinbeck
Y
N
Y*
1984
George Orwell
Y
N
Y*
Foreign
Language
Invitation to Languages Exploratory Program
Conrad Schmitt
Y
N
N
Math
Math Triumphs: Geometry
and Measurement
(Book 2)
Mcmillan
/
McGraw-Hill
Y
Y
N
Algebra
1
Glencoe
Y
N
N
History
The American Journey
Joyce Appleby
Y
Y
N
World History
Jackson
Spielvogel
Y
Y
N
Science
Integrated Science Course 1
Glencoe
Y
Y
N
Health
Food, Nutrition and Wellness
Roberta Larson Duff
Y
Y
N
18
Y* - Similar version available
3
rd
Grade Book ListSlide19
Subject
Title
Author/PublisherGeneral Selection of 1st Year CourseSociologyJohn J. MacionisYNN
Introduction to Psychology
Dennis Coon
Y
N
N
The Norton Anthology of American Literature (
vols
A& B)
Nina
Baym
; Robert S. Levine
Y
N
N
Introductory Chemistry
Nivaldo
J.
Tro
Y
N
N
Human Biology
Sylvia S.
Mader
Y
N
N
Computer Science
Glenn
Brookshear
Y
N
N
Introductory Statistics
Prem
S. Mann
Y
N
N
Principles of Economics
N. Gregory
Mankiw
Y
N
N
College Writing Skills with Readings
John
Langan
Y
N
N
Western Civilization (complete Volumes 1 and 2)
Jackson J.
Spielvogel
Y
N
N
Cultural Anthropology
Gary Ferraro; Susan
Andreatta
Y
N
N
Business Essentials
Ronald J. Ebert
Y
N
N
Janson's
History of Art
Penelope J. E. Davies; Walter B. Denny…
Y
N
N
19
3
rd
Grade Book List
Y* - Similar version available
How Do the Catalogs Compare From Grade to Grade?Slide20
Subject
Title
Author/PublisherAutomotiveClassroom Manual for Automotive Suspension and Steering SystemsDon KnowlesYNNAutomotive Engines: Diagnosis Repair Rebuilding
Tim Gilles
Y
N
N
Heating/AC
Fundamentals of HVAC/R
David Skaves
Y
N
N
Electricity for Refrigeration Heating and Air Conditioning
Russell E. Smith
Y
N
N
Carpentry
Wood Technology and Processes
McGraw-Hill-Glencoe Staff
Y
N
N
Modern carpentry essential skills for the building trades
Willis H. Wagner
Y
Y
N
Plumbing
Modern Plumbing
E. Keith
Blankenbaker
Y
N
N
Welding
David Hoffman
Y
N
N
Electrical/
Machining
Residential Construction Academy Electrical Principles
Stephen L. Herman
Y
N
N
Residential Construction Academy Basic Principles for Construction
Mark W.
Huth
Y
N
N
Technology of Machine Tools
Steve F.
Krar
Y
N *
N
20
N* - Previous Edition Available
3
rd
Grade Book List
How Do the Catalogs Compare From Grade to Grade?Slide21
Subject
Title
Author/PublisherSciencePrinciples of BiochemistryAlbert LehningerYNN
Genetics : From Genes to Genomes
Leland Hartwell
Y
N
N
Alcamo's Fundamentals of Microbiology
Jeffrey
Pommerville
Y
N
N
Engineering
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Vol. 2
Raymond A.
Serway
Y
N
N
Structural Analysis
Russell C. Hibbeler
Y
N
N
Materials and Processes in Manufacturing
E. Paul DeGarmo
Y
N
N
Vector Mechanics for Engineers
Ferdinand Pierre Beer
Y
N
N
Computer Science
A Guide to Service Desk Concepts: Service Desk and the IT Infrastructure Library
Donna Knapp
Y
N
N
C++ Programming: Program Design Including Data Structures
D. S. Malik
Y
N
N
Data Voice and Video Cabling
Jim Hayes
Y
N*
N
Medicine
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
Lynn S.
Bickley
Y
N
N
Pathophysiology
Lee-Ellen C.
Copstead
Y
N
N
The Language of Medicine
Davi
-Ellen
Chabner
Y
N*
N
Law
The Legal Environment Today
Roger
LeRoy
Miller
Y
N
N
Comprehensive Criminal Procedure
Ronald Jay Allen
Y
N
N
American Constitutional Law. Volumes
I/II
Otis H Stephens
Jr
Y
N
N
21
N* - Previous Edition Available
3
rd
Grade Book List
How Do the Catalogs Compare From Grade to Grade?Slide22
Professional Development
22Teacher Modules -Effective
Instruction for All Students -Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners -Teaming for Solutions to Student Needs -Dyslexia Awareness Online or On-site, interactive sessions Webinars 1hr in duration with 20 min interactivity In class session 6-7hrs Walk-away strategies for participants Focus on Gen Ed teachers and administratorsParent Module Helping Your Child in the Educational Setting Dyslexia Awareness for Parents Slide23
OUTCOMES
Analysis: The analysis plan evaluated the overall distribution of Active LA member and non-LA member schools based on Z-Score The grand mean and standard deviation of the raw AYP results for specific grade levels within
a state were calculated, based on DOE datasets. Standard Z-scores for each school were calculated based on the statewide mean Assuming a normal distribution, a cut-off Z-score of +0.4 was identified to represent the cut-off for the top 35% of schoolsThe number of active LA schools that exceeded this Z-school was counted and compared to the overall number of active LA schoolsThe number of non-LA schools (including inactive schools) that exceeded this Z-score was also counted and compared to the overall number of non-LA schoolsThe rates of “top 35%” involvement were compared, and overall data was charted, to understand potential impact of LA programs and services.23CONFIDENTIAL Copyright © Learning Ally, 2012Slide24
2010 – AYP Results on Reading/English
CONFIDENTIAL Copyright © Learning Ally, 2013
In 2010, schools with active Learning Ally memberships appeared more frequently in the “top 35%” in 13 out of 13 state/grade-level intersections
* Includes LA schools with no utilization
States are arranged from the states with the
highest to lowest
proportion of schools meeting AYP based on
2011. Slide25
2011 – AYP Results on Reading/English
CONFIDENTIAL Copyright © Learning Ally, 2013
In 2011, schools with active Learning Ally memberships appeared more frequently in the “top 35%” in 13 out of 13 state/grade-level intersections
* Includes LA schools with no utilization
States are arranged from the states with the
highest to lowest
proportion of schools meeting AYP based on
2011. Slide26
2010 – AYP Results on Math
CONFIDENTIAL Copyright © Learning Ally, 2013
In 2010, schools with active Learning Ally memberships appeared more frequently in the “top 35%” in
13 out of 13
state/grade-level
intersections
* Includes LA schools with no utilization
States are arranged from the states with the
highest to lowest
proportion of schools meeting AYP based on
2011. Slide27
2011 – AYP Results on Math
CONFIDENTIAL Copyright © Learning Ally, 2013
In 2011, schools with active Learning Ally memberships appeared more frequently in the “top 35%” in 12 out of 13 state/grade-level intersections
* Includes LA schools with no utilization
States are arranged from the states with the
highest to lowest
proportion of schools meeting AYP based on
2011. Slide28
Please contact us for more information…
Paul EdelblutVice President, Education SolutionsOffice: 609.243.7053Mobile: 267.991.4435pEdelblut@LearningAlly.org
Street Address: Learning Ally | 20 Roszel Road | Princeton, NJ 0854028CONFIDENTIAL Copyright © Learning Ally, 2012Thank You!