What is Penguin Reading Companion
Penguin Reading Companion is an AI reading assistant launched by Tencent SSV Digital Teaching Support Laboratory, based onTencent Hunyuan large modelandTencent Yuanqiplatform with technical support, designed specifically for primary and secondary school students. Relying on the "Compulsory Education Chinese Curriculum Plan and Curriculum Standards (2022 Edition)", Penguin Reading Companion covers classic book lists and famous works and passages. Based on AI technology, it implements multiple functions such as personalized recommendations, digital human interaction, role-playing, heuristic questioning, and gamified incentives, breaking the static limitations of traditional reading, building a complete learning loop of "reading-thinking-creating", transforming classic books from a "task reading list" into an "interactive theater", stimulating students' interest in reading, enhancing reading ability and core competencies, and reconstructing the reading education ecosystem.
Main functions of Penguin Reading Companion
- Personalized recommendations: Recommend suitable reading lists based on the user's grade, reading ability, and interests and preferences.
- Multiple reading modes: Including focus mode, reading aloud mode, and audiobook mode, meeting learning needs in different scenarios.
- Heuristic interaction: Based on questioning and guidance, help students think deeply and improve their questioning and problem-solving abilities.
- Role-playing and scenario experience: Based on AI technology, enable interaction with characters in the book, enhancing emotional resonance and depth of understanding.
- Gamified incentives: Design the reading process as an adventure game, complete tasks to receive rewards, and stimulate interest in reading.
- Intelligent summary report: The system automatically generates a reading summary report, visually presents reading data, and supports sharing reading achievements.
How to use Penguin Reading Companion
- Open the WeChat mini program: Search for Penguin Reading Companion on WeChat, find it, and click to enter the mini program.
- Registration and login: Complete registration and login according to the prompts.
- Choose a reading list: On the homepage, the system recommends suitable books based on grade and reading ability. Or use the search function to find books you are interested in.
- Start reading: Click on a book you are interested in to enter the reading page.
- Choose a reading mode：
- Focus mode: Suitable for deep reading, supports underlining and annotations, and saving memorable quotes.
- Reading aloud mode: AI recognizes reading aloud in real time, helps correct pronunciation, and gives encouragement.
- Audiobook mode: AI reads the book content aloud, suitable for use when it is inconvenient to read.
- Interaction and questioning: During reading, the AI reading companion asks heuristic questions to guide deep thinking.
- Role-playing and scenario experience: In"Journey to the West"books, the AI reading companion provides a role-playing function. Users choose characters from the book, and the AI plays other roles, jointly performing scenes from the book.
- Complete tasks and receive rewards: Each time you complete a chapter or task, you receive wisdom stars. After accumulating a certain number of stars, open a blind box treasure chest to receive fantasy props.
- View reading reports: In the personal center, view your reading summary report, including reading duration, progress, AI interaction, etc.
Application scenarios of Penguin Reading Companion
- Daily reading for primary and secondary school students: Provides personalized book recommendations and multiple reading modes to help students improve their reading ability.
- Family parent-child reading: Based on AI interaction and role-playing features, it enhances parent-child interaction and stimulates children's interest in reading.
- Auxiliary school reading instruction: Provides teachers with student reading data and personalized feedback to assist classroom teaching.
- Extracurricular reading expansion: Provides abundant book resources and a gamified incentive system to encourage students to actively explore more books.
- Supplement to educational resources in lower-tier cities: With the help of AI technology, it provides high-quality reading guidance for students in areas with scarce educational resources.