Quill

Both ELA and ELL teachers are always on the lookout for quality lessons to support their grammar instruction but often resort to making their own in the absence of better ready-made resources. Quill fills a void in this respect, giving teachers instant access to the kinds of grammar lessons they've usually had to create on their own: authentic writing with relevant subject matter targeting a specific Common Core-aligned concept. With Quill, the icing on top is that the lessons are adaptive; students get immediate, instructive feedback as they work through the application. Feedback alerts students to both correct and incorrect examples of usage as it relates to a variety of Common Core-aligned skills and concepts. 

Given the range of grade-level lessons from first through eighth grades, your students can grow into these exercises as they become more proficient with reading and typing. However, it's important to note that some students -- particularly ELLs and emerging readers and writers -- might struggle. Overall, the program seems best suited for upper-elementary and middle schoolers. Also, the fact that accurate spelling and capitalization count is a bit of a mixed bag. Of course, these are important foundational skills; however, this specificity could make it harder for teachers to isolate exactly why a particular student might be struggling, especially at lower grade levels. While it's great that student progress is easy to interpret -- green for mastery, yellow for difficulty, red for review needed -- teachers won't be able to dig in and view students' actual responses, a feature that could aid in individualizing follow-up instruction.