Diffit
By Diffit
Diffit is an AI tool for K-12 teachers that takes a topic, text, or learning objective and automatically generates the same content differentiated across multiple reading levels, producing leveled texts, vocabulary support, and…
Definition
Diffit is an AI tool for K-12 teachers that takes a topic, text, or learning objective and automatically generates the same content differentiated across multiple reading levels, producing leveled texts, vocabulary support, and comprehension questions so a single class can access material suited to each student's reading ability. It also includes dedicated scaffolding for English language learners and is designed as a supplement to a teacher's existing materials rather than a replacement curriculum.
Overview
Differentiating instruction, providing the same core content at reading levels appropriate for students with varying literacy skills, is a widely recommended teaching practice that is also extremely time-consuming to do manually for every lesson across an entire class. Diffit's core function addresses this directly: a teacher inputs a topic, pastes in existing text, or provides a link to an article, and the platform's AI generates multiple versions of the content at different reading levels while preserving the core concepts being taught to every student regardless of reading ability. Alongside leveled text, Diffit generates supporting materials such as vocabulary lists with definitions pitched to the target reading level, and comprehension questions tied to each version of the text, aiming to give a teacher a ready-to-use differentiated resource rather than only the leveled reading passage itself without any accompanying support materials. The platform is designed to work with content teachers are already using, such as an existing article, novel excerpt, or curriculum unit, rather than requiring teachers to adopt an entirely new set of Diffit-authored materials, which supports its use as a supplement within an existing lesson rather than a replacement curriculum a school would need to adopt wholesale. Diffit has also built support for English language learners specifically, generating content that scaffolds vocabulary and sentence complexity for students who are still developing English proficiency alongside subject matter learning, a use case distinct from general reading-level differentiation for native English speakers working at different grade levels. As with other generative AI education tools, the leveled content Diffit produces requires teacher review to confirm factual accuracy and appropriateness for a specific class before use, particularly for more specialized or nuanced subject content where a simplified rewording could inadvertently alter the meaning of the original material. In day-to-day classroom use, a teacher typically turns to Diffit when preparing a specific lesson rather than as an always-on background tool, pasting in the week's reading or an article discovered elsewhere and generating leveled versions shortly before the class where it will be used. This just-in-time workflow distinguishes Diffit from platforms that require a school to adopt an entirely new curriculum in advance. Compared with manually rewriting a passage at multiple reading levels, which can take a teacher considerable time per text, the AI-generated draft shifts the effort toward review and adjustment rather than authoring from a blank page, which is the main efficiency gain schools cite when adopting the tool alongside their existing reading materials.
Key Features
- AI-generated text differentiated across multiple reading levels from one input
- Automatic vocabulary lists tied to each reading level
- Comprehension questions generated alongside leveled text passages
- Support for differentiating existing teacher-provided articles or texts
- Dedicated scaffolding features for English language learners
- Designed as a supplement to existing curriculum rather than a replacement