This is a webinar I did that covers Reading Progress in Teams, a new (free) reading fluency tool that is a new feature in Microsoft Teams Assignments for 2021. Microsoft Teams Reading Progress allows educators to assign reading fluency passages that students can independently record themselves reading out loud. Educators can review the audio and video with AI-assisted help and gather insights automatically on student progress. This webinar also covers the background on Reading Progress, feedback, new features in Teams, and other useful scenarios.
Traditionally, tracking students’ reading fluency is irregular and time-consuming because it requires one on one close listening, while still managing the remainder of the class. Creating recordings allows educators to check students’ progress more regularly while also freeing up time for active instruction. By empowering students to complete their reading fluency assignments regularly and independently, Microsoft Teams Reading Progress keeps the focus on practice and growth, not performing under pressure. Now reading fluency practice can happen anywhere!
Whether educators used the Auto-detect feature for quick review, or manually code errors, valuable data is collected in Insights. Teams Education Insights dashboards help visualize class and individual progress. Insights provides a holistic view of trends and data including accuracy rate, correct words per minute, mispronunciations, omissions, and insertions. Reading Progress also highlights actionable insights for educators including common challenges across the entire class or per student.
Reading Progress is currently supported on Desktop, web, Mac, iOS, and Android. We are actively listening to educator and student feedback and updating and improving the tool regularly to meet your needs. We will continue adding more schools to our private preview and anticipate having Reading Progress at General Availability by late August of 2021, in time for back to school (Northern Hemisphere).