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Learning the English language using reading coach

Reading is an essential in learning the English language. To intensify our confidence in reading and improve comprehension, we need to enhance our vocabulary. In order to achieve this, having a reading tool is definitely useful.

With this, I would like to suggest integrating the tool Reading Coach thru Microsoft Office 365 in order to help the learners improve their reading fluency in the English language. In my opinion, this kind of material would be useful in language acquisition, especially when the learner is reluctant to read when there is someone around them.

Reading Coach in Microsoft is an effective tool in tracking the reading progress of our learners. It can help them practice independently thereby improving their reading fluency and their pronunciation. Β They are also motivated to read the content and it fuels their desire to learn the English language. This Reading Coach has the features to give personalized feedback regarding the reading progress of the students and provides challenging words that educators might look at. This way, the student can improve their reading fluency because the application identifies mispronounced words by highlighting the text and gives outright feedback and audio tutorial about it. It also enhances or broadens their vocabulary since the application tool suggests repository of words and meanings as the student points the unfamiliar word highlighted. Moreover, when they encounter a challenging word, they can click the dashboard to save it and they can also click the button to learn how to read it properly. As such, the learners are free to learn the second language without any hesitation by reading on their own if they want to. If you are wondering if this tool is for free, don’t worry, because this tool is for free and it is applicable both in urban and rural setting. As long as, there is a data connection or wireless fidelity (WiFi), this reading coach can be accessed.

Overall, integrating such kind of reading tool is effective in attracting the learners and allows them to explore the use of advance technology while learning the second language. Reading with the aid of Reading Coach thru Microsoft Office 365, coupled with the guidance of teachers will definitely enhance reading and in addition, they may use this tool anytime and anywhere. Renalyn M. Garcia

 

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