How can AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology support students in reading? AI leverages computers and machines to mimic the problem-solving and decision-making capabilities of the human mind. When applying AI to reading, the advanced speech recognition can be used to: 

• Listen
• Prompt
• Correct
• Assess
• Encourage

As students read the highlighted words aloud, AI  listens and provides real-time feedback and pronunciation corrections when needed. This, in turn, provides students with the confidence to read independently.

What if every TK-4th grade student could have a personalized reading tutor?

With recent  research by The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading around poverty and graduation being linked to the ability to read by third grade, we know that providing every opportunity for students to be successful in reading is essential. Students who do not read proficiently by third grade are:

• Four times more likely to leave high school without a diploma than proficient readers.
• Among children who never lived in poverty, all but 2 percent of the best-third grade readers graduated from high school on time.
• One in six children who are not reading proficiently in third grade do not graduate from high school on time, a rate four times greater than that for proficient readers.

We know that a comprehensive reading program that engages students both at school and at home is key to success. Students need support in their reading practice that can travel with them between school and home.  At Readability, we have created an AI tutor that listens and provides real-time feedback and pronunciation corrections when needed.

How Readability’s AI Tutor works;

Learn more about Readability EDU and see it in action by sending a request for more information or scheduling a short demo.

Literacy is at the forefront of education for many reasons, but most importantly, we know that students who can read can learn anything. Early literacy is “the natural development of skills through the enjoyment of books, the importance of positive interactions between children and parents, and the critical role of literacy-rich experiences.1” As literacy research has evolved, we find:

• Students reading below grade level in third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school.
• One in three students begins kindergarten without the necessary skills for reading.
• Prioritizing reading at an early age can change an entire generation.

Essential Tips to Support Student Reading

Preparing students for their literacy journey is fundamental to helping them succeed. Many free and low-cost tools can support your literacy programs:

1. Provide a variety of books for all students.

• Consider creating theme boxes that families can check out.
• Host a book exchange where families can trade books.
• Provide extended hours to your school library so parents and students can check out books.
• Partner with a local library to help support your existing programs and create new reading goals.

2. Help students find age-appropriate reading materials.

• Comic books
• Greeting cards & Thank You Notes
• Magazines
• Newspapers

3. Create a daily reading program that supports and reinforces student reading.

• Consider having students practice during school hours.
• Work with after-school programs and caregivers on strategies for reading practice.
• Create fun school-wide games and activities for students to engage in reading.

4. Host storytime

• Invite guest readers to read.
• Provide before, during, and after-school options.

5. Help parents support their children with simple reading activities and information sessions:

• Activating background knowledge
• Questioning
• Analyzing the text
• Visualizing
• Summarizing

Reading can come quickly to some students but can be challenging for others. Supporting families and students on the reading journey is essential. At Readability, we provide low-cost personalized reading support that includes:

• AI Tutor for every student in grades K-6
• Reading Practice with a goal
• Vocabulary Development
• Comprehension Checks
• Dashboards for all stakeholders