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are reshaping literacy teaching by personalizing practice, streamlining feedback, and expanding opportunities for collaborative reading and writing. This is a practitioner-oriented article that is a synthesis of existing literature and examples of classroom practice. The use of three applications, Microsoft Reading Progress (with Immersive Reader), Diffit, and Padlet, is described, used in oral reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, written response, and multimodal composition instruction. Microsoft Reading Progress can lower performance anxiety and reduce assessment time, while Diffit enables text adaptation and question generation for diverse readers. Although Padlet is not an AI tool, it complements AI-informed analytics by providing a shared space for visible thinking, peer response, and formative assessment. The discussion situates these practices within a humanizing pedagogy that amplifies student voice and encourages critical literacy, while also addressing equity concerns that include device access, data privacy, teacher preparation, and algorithmic bias. Practical guidance for teachers and school leaders focuses on job-embedded professional learning, clear ethical frameworks, and infrastructure planning. Conclusions based on classroom practices are that the purposeful use of AI can support literacy growth when paired with teacher judgment, equitable access, and strong pedagogical design.  \nKeywords: literacy instruction, Microsoft Reading Progress Immersive Reader, Diffit, Padlet, Artificial Intelligence  \nTexas Journal of Literacy Education | Volume 12: Issue 2 | Fall/Winter 2025 | ISSN 2374-7404  \nLiteracy remains a foundational requirement for academic success, civic participation, and long-term economic opportunity. At the same time, teachers are navigating rapid advances in digital technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), that are reshaping how reading and writing are taught in K-12 classrooms. A 2023 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) guide describes AI as technologies that enable machines to perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence, such as learning, pattern recognition, and decision making (ISTE, 2023). In this article, AI in education is used more narrowly to refer to instructional tools that analyze learner data or generate content to support literacy instruction. AI-driven tools now listen as students read aloud, generate leveled passages, and provide immediate feedback that might once have required extensive teacher time (Ray, 2021; Diliberti et al., 2024) . When these tools are integrated thoughtfully, they can personalize literacy instruction, may reduce anxiety for some struggling readers, and can open space for deeper human connection in the classroom (Jose, 2025; Hidayat, 2024). This practitioner-oriented article provides a conceptual synthesis and classroom practices, but does not report original empirical findings. It can serve as a foundation for future research and provide practical information for teachers.  \nAI in education, in the context of this study, refers to digital tools that use algorithms to analyze learner data or generate content in response to user input to support instruction (Chaudhry & Kazim, 2022; Ng et al., 2021) . Examples include tools that adjust text complexity, detect miscues in oral reading, or create practice items aligned with a particular standard. In literacy teaching, AI is less about robots or fully automated classrooms and more about software that helps teachers tailor practice, monitor progress, and design texts or tasks aligned with students’ needs. These tools can be paired with more familiar platforms, such as digital bulletin boards, to invite students into collaborative reading and writing communities.  \nTexas Journal of Literacy Education | Volume 12: Issue 2 | Fall/Winter 2025 | ISSN 2374-7404  \nThree applicatio","cbCaikctPlcjGpoW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikctPlcjGpoW","pdf",4344499,17,"English","# The Power of AI in Literacy Instruction\n## Personalized Learning and Reduced Anxiety\n## Reduced Assessment Time and Immediate Feedback\n## Text Adaptation, Question Generation, and Differentiation\n## Collaborative Spaces for Visible Thinking\n## Equity, Privacy, and Algorithmic Bias\n## Professional Learning and Ethical Frameworks\n## Conclusions: Teacher Judgment and Pedagogical Design","[{\"question\":\"What AI-supported literacy outcomes does the article emphasize?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes oral reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, written response, and multimodal composition, while aligning these goals with humanizing pedagogy and student voice.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Microsoft Reading Progress help literacy instruction?\",\"answer\":\"It supports personalized practice by letting students record oral reading with Immersive Reader, lowering performance anxiety and reducing assessment time.\"},{\"question\":\"What role does Diffit play in adapting literacy materials?\",\"answer\":\"Diffit enables text adaptation and supports generating questions to differentiate instruction for diverse readers.\"},{\"question\":\"What equity and safety issues are highlighted when using AI in literacy teaching?\",\"answer\":\"The article addresses device access, data privacy, teacher preparation for AI-related competencies, and algorithmic bias that can reinforce opportunity gaps.\"}]","The Power of AI in Literacy Instruction - Practitioner-Oriented Article | PDF",1792043051,43]