AI Tools for English Teachers

The AI reading coach English teachers actually trust.

Smart-Reader is built by a 27-year classroom teacher for the way English is really taught. Assign any text, see every student's thinking, and coach reasoning instead of grading worksheets.

Most AI tools were not built for a classroom.

Consumer AI hands students answers. Curated reading platforms lock you into a fixed content library. Neither gives you what you actually need — real visibility into student thinking on the text you're teaching this week.

Consumer AI = students copy-paste responses
Curated catalogs don't include the novel you're teaching
Grading close-reading responses eats your evenings
Struggling readers get no scaffolding
You can't see the reasoning behind an answer
Rolling out new tools is a data-policy nightmare

How Smart-Reader helps

Teacher-designed AI, on the texts you're already teaching.

Create a class in under a minute. Share a 6-character join code — students sign in and enter it, no district roster needed. Assign any text: an article you pasted, a novel chapter you uploaded, a primary source, a poem. Watch every response and every AI feedback loop from one dashboard.

Assign any pasted or uploaded text
Novel library with chapter memory
Simple class join code — no district roster
Full response transcript per student
AI feedback log alongside every answer
Grade / Team and School Site licenses available

What students and teachers get

Simple class join code

Students sign in and enter a 6-character code — no district roster required.

Assign any text or novel

Not a fixed content catalog — Smart-Reader works on your curriculum.

Per-student dashboard

See every response, every AI reply, every vocabulary attempt.

Coach, don't grade

AI handles first-pass feedback; you weigh in where it matters.

Writing you can grade

Every reading ends with a 5-paragraph outline students can draft from.

Built by a 27-year teacher

Every feature exists because it works in a real classroom.

"Rare in edtech; most tools are content-focused rather than thinking-focused."

— Educator review

Ready to try Smart-Reader?

14-day free trial · No credit card required · Cancel anytime.

Frequently asked

How do students join a class?+

Teachers share a 6-character class code. Students sign in with their own email or Google, enter the code on the Join page, and they're in. No district-managed roster required.

Can I use my own texts?+

Yes. Assign any pasted text, uploaded article, or novel chapter. Smart-Reader is not a curated content catalog — it works on the text you're actually teaching.

How much does a classroom license cost?+

$249/year for up to 180 students (a full 6-period teaching day), $699/year for a grade or team (450), $1,999/year for a school site license (1,500). Extra seats are +$2 per student per year. A fraction of Newsela or CommonLit.