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AI in Literacy Education: Imagining the Future While Building on Proven Practices

Fri, April 10, 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (9:45 to 11:15am PDT), Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Beaudry A

Session Type: Symposium

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Artificial intelligence tools are transforming literacy education—simplifying texts, generating decodable readers and science text, and creating vocabulary assessments. While these applications promise to support equity and access, research on their effectiveness remains limited. This symposium presents four pioneering studies examining how AI-powered tools perform when measured against proven literacy practices. Findings reveal that while AI can offload basic tasks, such as adjusting text complexity or generating test items, these tools can also unintentionally compromise comprehension and content quality. The studies highlight both opportunities and risks, emphasizing the need for human expertise to guide AI use. Together, they offer a model for responsible integration, while underscoring the need for continued research to ensure that AI advances equity in literacy education.

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