Pennsbury Educational Technology

OUTSIDE WEBSITES TO SUPPORT DIVERSE LEARNERS

The following websites have features that can also help support diverse learners with reading and/or writing tasks.

TEXT COMPACTOR

This is a free online tool to automatically summarize text.  This is similar to some of the reading comprehension Chrome extensions, but ANY text (including student work) can be pasted into the site for compacting. 

Screenshot demonstrating the capabilities of the Text Compactor website

HEMINGWAY EDITOR

This is a great online writing editor that color-codes text for any possible problems it discovers. The site also provides some basic stats for the writing, including grade level readability, and word count. 

Screenshot demonstrating the capabilities of the Hemingway Editor website

ANALYZE MY WRITING

Analyzes basic text statistics, common words and phrases, readability, use of passive voice.  Also a feature to create a CLOZE activity from a text. 

Screenshot demonstrating the capabilities of the Analyze My Writing website

SMMRY BOOKMARK

This is a link you add to your bookmarks bar that will summarize the content of any website in one click. Users can select the length of each summary.

Screenshot demonstrating the capabilities of the Smmry Bookmark website

REWORDIFY

This free website will simplify difficult English for faster comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and improved learning outcomes.

Screenshot demonstrating the capabilities of the ReWordify website

CANVA MAGIC WRITE

This is an AI-powered content text content generator that can help you brainstorm ideas, access inspiration, and unblock writer's block.