Reading Coach

Reading Coach is a free AI reading coach launched by Microsoft, aiming to help learners improve their reading skills through personalized and engaging reading exercises. This reading aid tool utilizes artificial intelligence technology and combines with the graded reading material library of ReadWorks to provide learners with a reading environment that matches their level of ability. The launch of Reading Coach provides students and educators with a powerful tool that not only enhances reading skills but also stimulates learners’ interest and engagement through a personalized learning experience.

Key Features of Reading Coach

• Three Reading Modes: Three modes are provided, namely creating stories, reading from the library, and adding one’s own stories, meeting the needs of different learners.
• Personalized Story Content: Learners can participate in the story creation process, select characters, backgrounds, and reading levels. Each created story is unique.
• Reading Fluency Analysis: Through artificial intelligence technology of speech-to-text conversion, the reading fluency of learners is analyzed, challenging words are identified, and the accuracy, speed, and time of reading are recorded.
• Targeted Practice: After each reading practice, targeted word exercises are provided to help learners overcome difficulties in reading.
• Achievement and Progress System: Learners can earn badge achievements through efforts and unlock new characters and backgrounds, motivating them to continue reading.
• Inclusive Design: A special immersive reader is designed to support emerging readers with reading disabilities and help them build reading confidence.
• Safe and Responsible Artificial Intelligence: All generated story content is reviewed in accordance with Microsoft’s responsible artificial intelligence guidelines to ensure the quality, safety, and age-appropriateness of the content.

Application scenarios of Reading Coach

• Classroom Supplementary Teaching: In the school environment, teachers can use Reading Coach to provide students with personalized reading materials, assist them in practicing reading skills, and improve their reading comprehension abilities.
• Home Learning: Parents can use Reading Coach at home to tutor their children. Through interesting stories and interactive exercises, they can stimulate their children’s interest in reading and track their learning progress simultaneously.
• Special Needs Learners: For students with reading disabilities or learning difficulties, the inclusive design and personalized exercises of Reading Coach can help them overcome obstacles and gradually enhance their reading abilities.
• Second Language Learning: For learners of a second language, the graded reading materials and fluency analysis functions of Reading Coach can help them better master the language and improve the accuracy and fluency of their language use.
• Educational Research: Educators and researchers can use Reading Coach to collect data, study the effectiveness of reading teaching methods, and the application of artificial intelligence in education.