Reading Coach and Reading Progress

Reading Coach and Reading Progress are two powerful Microsoft tools that are often overlooked — or only partially used. Together they form a complete loop: students practice reading independently with direct AI feedback, while the teacher monitors progress at class and individual level.

In this session you discover how both tools work, how they reinforce each other, and how to embed them in a broader reading policy at your school.

Programme

	The reading loop: why independent reading practice with immediate feedback works, how Reading Coach and Reading Progress complement each other, and what the research base is behind these tools.
	Reading Coach in practice: activate Reading Coach in Teams assignments, choose between the three modes (generate a story with AI, select a text from the library, or insert your own text), use the Immersive Reader, set the difficulty level, and interpret the AI feedback that students receive in real time.
	Reading Progress in practice: create a reading assignment in Teams, collect recordings from students, use automatic speech analysis (pronunciation, accuracy, words per minute), give targeted feedback, and monitor progress per student at class level.
	Speaker Progress: how Speaker Progress helps students practise presentations independently — with automatic feedback on pace, filler words, and eye contact. A powerful complement to reading practice.
	School-wide reading policy: how to embed Reading Coach and Reading Progress structurally in your reading policy — from a first experiment in one class to a school-wide approach with shared agreements.
	Link with wellbeing: how Reading Progress data can open conversations about reading motivation and confidence, and how to link it to Microsoft Reflect for a broader picture of student wellbeing.

After this session

• You can set up Reading Coach and Reading Progress independently in Teams.
• You know the three Reading Coach modes and when to use each one.
• You can use automatic speech analysis in Reading Progress and turn the data into targeted feedback.
• You know how Speaker Progress works and how it complements reading practice.
• You have a first outline for embedding these tools in a school-wide reading policy.