DEVELOPMENT OF A PLATFORM FOR READING FLUENCY ANALYSIS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS
Abstract
Reading fluency is a central component of reading proficiency, especially in the early years of elementary education, as it supports the integration of decoding, automaticity, and comprehension. In educational assessment, the Words Correct Per Minute (WCPM) metric is widely used in Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) and Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) protocols. This study aimed to present the technological development of an educational platform designed to automate reading fluency assessment and monitor the reading progress of elementary school students using the WCPM metric and artificial intelligence resources. This is an applied technological development study of a descriptive nature, focused on the design, implementation, and initial functional testing of the tool. The results indicated operational feasibility for automating the calculation of words correct per minute, identifying events such as pauses, repetitions, omissions, and substitutions, generating automated reports, and organizing longitudinal monitoring of reading performance. A preliminary reduction in analysis time was also observed, from approximately 10 to 15 minutes in manual scoring to about 1 minute in the digital environment. It is concluded that the tool represents a promising technological solution to support reading fluency assessment and pedagogical monitoring, although its reliability, validity, and applicability in real educational settings still require systematic empirical investigation.
Author Biographies
Graduado em Geologia pela Universidade de São Paulo, foi pesquisador do Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de São Paulo (IPT), responsável pelo desenvolvimento de softwares nas áreas de Banco de Dados, Inteligência Artificial e Computação Gráfica. Atualmente é diretor da Caltech Informática Ltda. Autor de diversos livros sobre software representando o Brasil em evento de Tecnologia Educacional nos Estados Unidos em 1998, integrando a comitiva do Ministério da Educação.
Pedagoga e psicopedagoga, com atuação na Educação Básica como professora, coordenadora pedagógica e gestora escolar. Especialista em Psicopedagogia, Gestão Escolar, Programação Neurolinguística e Neurociência Aplicada à Alfabetização. Fundadora da MetaLer Academy, dedica-se ao desenvolvimento de pesquisas, programas formativos e projetos educacionais voltados à Educação Infantil e aos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental.
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