Seesaw builds AI-powered reading assessment tool to support elementary literacy with AWS

This article describes how Seesaw, an EdTech company, built an AI-powered reading assessment tool using AWS services to help elementary teachers evaluate student reading fluency more efficiently.

• Seesaw developed Reading Fluency Assessments using Amazon Transcribe and S3
• Tool allows students to record themselves reading, eliminating time-intensive 1:1 assessments
• Teachers receive annotated transcripts showing accuracy, missed words, and reading speed
• Per-word timestamps enable real-time word highlighting as students read
• Saves teachers up to eight hours weekly on reading assessments
• Read-with-Me companion tool provides model readings for guided practice
• Successfully tested in multilingual, noisy classroom environments at Vacaville USD
• Future updates include PDF passage uploads and curriculum-aligned leveled passages

Seesaw's AI-powered tool demonstrates how AWS services can streamline educational assessment while providing teachers with actionable data to support differentiated instruction and early intervention.