QuillReviews 27

For a free platform which requires actual typing it's definitely worthwhile. Helped me assess some skills with my students and I didn't have to grade.

Students begin the semester with a diagnostic and work through lessons each week. I work with small groups or one on one with students on the previous week's practice. Students also work together reviewing their strengths and weakness. I really loved the new reading and writing with supporting evidence--especially the feedback provided within each assignment.

Easy and quick diagnostics for each of my 150+ English students. From English Language Learners to Honors, my students are able to get the lessons they need at their level. Also, it is easy for teachers to track lesson completion. There are also resources and lessons for teachers to do small groups, have a 1:1 session with a student or even address a grammar deficit with the whole class!

I have been using Quill for three months with my virtual 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. I use the free version only, and I am able to assign diagnostics that place students where they are in terms of grammar skills. My students are all virtual, and this program has helped them improve their overall grammar. Even parents have shared that they see improvements in their students' writing skills.
The only negative I have is that the website can be somewhat confusing in terms of which data to find where and how. Given that I only use the free version, I'm not able to access some data, but the data I do have access to is very valuable. It took a while for me to easily navigate the platform because there's so much to view and use.

It's a good site, just is a little glitchy. I learned a lot from it. I recommend it. If they did a little more work on it, it would easily have five stars.