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Microsoft makes its AI-powered reading tutor free

Microsoft today made Reading Coach, its AI-powered tool that provides learners with personalized reading practice, , the company’s cross-platform assistive service for language and reading comprehension.

RBy Rachel GreenJan 19, 20241 min read

Microsoft today made Reading Coach, its AI-powered tool that provides learners with personalized reading practice, , the company’s cross-platform assistive service for language and reading comprehension.

Image Credits: Microsoft Reading Coach works by having learners identify words they struggle with the most and presenting them with tools to support independent, individualized practice. Based on an educator’s preferences, the tools available can include text to speech, syllable breaking and picture dictionaries.

After a learner practices in Reading Coach, educators can view their work, including which words the student practiced, how many attempts they made and which tools they used. Educators can also share this information with students if they choose.

Recently, Reading Coach received a spruce-up in the form of a “choose your own story” feature, powered by Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service, that lets learners tap AI to generate their own narrative adventure.

Based on an educator’s preferences, the tools available can include text to speech, syllable breaking and picture dictionaries.
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Akin to the AI-generated story Learners who opt not to create their own story can pick from curated passages in ReadWorks, a library of resources for reading comprehension.

“Reading Coach intrinsically motivates learners to continue advancing their skills in several ways,” Microsoft continues. “With the use of AI in an impactful, safe, responsible way, we believe that personalized learning at scale is within reach.”

Microsoft’s rosy view of AI for teaching reading comprehension isn’t shared by all educators, it’s key to note. Experts say that there isn’t a foolproof tool on the market for measuring comprehension, which involves assessing what students know and the strength of their vocabulary as well as whether they can sound out and pronounce words. Students can inadvertently affect evaluations by pressing a wrong button. Or they might get bored with a task a tool’s presenting to them and disengage, leading to a low score.

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All that being said, teachers don’t think tools like Reading Coach can hurt. In a recent EdWeek Research Center

Based on reporting by techcrunch.com.

AI transparency. This article was produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence and published under human editorial oversight. AI systems can make mistakes. Read how we use AI (EU AI Act, Art. 50).
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