Education Evolution Podcast

Can AI Help Kids Read? Spotlight on Amira Learning


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🎙 Welcome to The Education Evolution!
This is Tech Evolution — where we explore how technology is reshaping learning, access, and opportunity.

💭 Could AI actually help solve America’s literacy crisis?
đź’­ Would you trust artificial intelligence to help your child learn to read?
💭 And what does “AI in the classroom” really look like when it’s done right?

In this episode, Lindsay (Ms. Black) spotlights one of the most promising EdTech tools on the market: Amira Learning—an AI-powered reading tutor that listens to kids read aloud, gives real-time coaching, and supports literacy growth for students across languages, grade levels, and communities.

We’ll break down:
✅ How Amira works—and why it’s being called “a teacher’s AI assistant”
âś… The research behind it, including studies from Carnegie Mellon University and Gates Foundation recognition
âś… Real results from schools like San Francisco and Georgia using Amira to boost reading proficiency
âś… Why tools like Amira could reduce teacher burnout, close equity gaps, and shift how we measure learning altogether

From helping K–5 students move from learning to read to reading to learn, to rethinking how technology supports teachers—this episode explores how AI, when used responsibly, could transform classrooms and redefine literacy for the next generation.

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