Technology to support literacy
Microsoft tools that can support progression in literacy.
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Please note that apart from Immersive Reader, these Microsoft tools are not currently available in Welsh.
Reading Coach
Reading Coach provides learners with personalised and independent practice based on words that they have mispronounced. By embedding Reading Coach in Immersive Reader, learners can practice their fluency and pronunciation.
Reading Coach is available in Immersive Reader using:
- Word for web
- OneNote for web
- OneNote Desktop 365
- OneNote Mac
- OneNote iPad
- Minecraft: Education Edition
- Teams Assignments
Speaker Coach
You can evaluate public speaking performances and give personalised feedback on details like pitch, use of filler words and pacing without an audience using the real-time Speaker Coach tool. This learning accelerator helps learners practice speaking independently with individual coaching.
Speaker Coach is available in both Microsoft PowerPoint and scheduled meetings in Microsoft Teams for Education.
Reading Progress
You can track your learners reading skills and focus on specific areas for improvement with Reading Progress.
Reading Progress is a free tool built into Microsoft Teams designed to support and track reading fluency. Learners record their reading on camera and submit it to you. As you mark and return their work, data is automatically collected and organised in Insights.
When creating a Reading Progress assignment, you can choose to upload your own content as a Word or PDF document, select from the sample library or generate text using AI (note: the default language for this is English (US)).
Speaker Progress
Speaker Progress is a free tool built into Microsoft Teams. With Speaker Progress, you can create assignments for learners to practice presenting and get real-time tailored coaching on their pace, pitch, filler words, pronunciation, repetitive language, use of sensitive phrases, eye contact and body language. Learners can get immediate feedback on their top strengths and opportunities for improvement.