Microsoft Immersive Reader is a free AI-powered interactive reading tool designed to help students improve their reading, comprehension, and grammar skills. Though Microsoft designed the tool to support students with dyslexia and dysgraphia in the classroom, it can also be used by any student, or anyone, who wants to make reading on their device easier. Because of its partnership with OpenAI, there are also new AI-powered functions regularly added, including the ability to interface with Reading Coach, Microsoft’s AI reading tutor.
Microsoft Immersive Reader accomplishes this with features that allow students to adjust font size and spacing, as well as the background color. Additionally, it has a built-in writing coach and a read-aloud feature that will read text for students while highlighting the text being read.
I’ve personally been impressed with the versatility of the tool, particularly the read-out-loud feature. The highlighting of the word being read seems perfect for students who are learning to read or who struggle with recognizing words. It’s also a very convenient feature for anyone who wants to listen to text rather than read.
