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Volunteer Nation Live Event
Register Now! Setting Up Your Home Studio on October 15th @ 3:00 pm EDT. 
Please join us for another Volunteer Nation Live webinar with special guest speaker Ben Marney from Such a Voice!
Narrators, we think you will appreciate his expert tips that are sure to give you great ideas on making your home recording environment the best it can be! Listeners and checkers will gain insight into the recording environment and suggestions they can make to narrators having audio quality issues.

Hope you all join the webinar! 
Register Now

Volunteer Spotlight

Shelley Cincotta
Shelley Cincotta has been a volunteer at Learning Ally since 2018. She is currently part of the Learning Ally's Literature community and Textbook community.
Shelley's son who is dyslexic has been using the Learning Ally app for 5 years to read higher level books every day. This inspired Shelley to contribute to helping other children with learning difference learn how to love reading. 

Learn More about Shelley and how our Volunteer Nation is changing the lives of students in the U.S and abroad!

Tech Tips- How To Use This Course!

So you've signed up to volunteer and received a link to a training site. What now? Well, the good news is that the courses begin with a lesson on lessons. So, start reading! One of the most important things you'll find is a short (less than five minute) video: How To Use This Course.

The training video will explain the different parts of the lessons, what kind of content you'll find there, how to complete lessons and move forward. 
Watch How To Use This Course

Meet the Staff: Christina Trejos
As the Digital Production Coordinator at Learning Ally, Christina is responsible for reviewing and selecting titles for recording and book acquisition. She is also the liaison with Learning Ally's conversion vendor in India, who processes XML files for all VOICEtext projects. Christina has been part of the Learning Ally team for 18 years.
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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month
October is International Dyslexia Awareness Month. By taking our dyslexia awareness quiz, you help us better inform others about dyslexia and advocate for the importance of getting students the support and services they need to thrive in school.

At Learning Ally, we are proud to serve students with dyslexia—to see them transform from struggling readers to successful scholars. I know helping students who are blind, visually impaired or have a reading based learning difference like dyslexia matters to you—I’ve seen your generous support as a member of the Learning Ally community. So today I invite you to engage more deeply with our work by taking our short quiz! Take the quiz to deepen your understanding of dyslexia and the people it affects—and help spread awareness by sharing the quiz with your family and friends on your social media channels.
Take The Quiz!

Employers Match Volunteer Hour Donations
Employer Match
Did you know? Your employer might match your volunteer hours with a donation to Learning Ally.  That means for every hour you help produce audiobooks for students who struggle to read, your company will make a financial contribution. *Retirees Included!*

Find out if your employer matches volunteer hours. 

Come back or Refer a Friend to Volunteer Nation
Do you have ample time on your hands and want to come back?  Join Us!  Here are the current volunteer opportunities that you can participate in from the comfort of your home.

Volunteer Opportunities:


Narrators

Do you have a friendly voice? Use your voice talent to bring juvenile fiction books to life! If you have subject area expertise, we also record high school and college level textbooks. Auditions required.

Listeners/Checkers

Do you love audiobooks? You could be a good “Listener” for Learning Ally. Help us deliver a positive audiobook experience for students. Highlight issues with fluency and tone, mispronunciations and audio quality.

Quality Assurance

Do you love technology? In the final step of the audiobook creation process, you will be playing back our books just like our students, and checking for anything that interferes with an enjoyable reading experience.
Apply

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