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Quill Reading for Evidence Teacher Handbook
Looking for support integrating Quill Reading for Evidence into your instruction? Our handbook for teachers using our newest literacy tool is packed with best practices and strategies--and it's FREE!
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22 articles
đź“Š Introducing Quill's New Standards Report
Available with Quill Premium, the new Standards Report helps you track student growth on your state standards with dynamic scores and actionable groups — now aligned to 13 states.
by Quill Staff
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Quill for Texas Expands: TEKS-Aligned Activities Now Available for Grades 6–10
Quill’s TEKS-aligned writing and grammar activities are now available for grades 6–10, helping students build sentence-level skills and strengthen STAAR readiness.
by Quill Staff
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Building AI Knowledge: A New AI Literacy Curriculum from Quill + aiEDU
The AI Education Project (aiEDU) and Quill.org are teaming up to provide a free, year-long AI literacy curriculum during the 2025-26 school year.
by Quill Staff
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Writing for learning
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FAQ: Quill Reading for Evidence Frequently Asked Questions
All the answers to all the questions you have about our new tool!
by Sherry L.
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3 Simple Ways to Use Reading for Evidence in Your Classroom
A quick guide to using Quill Reading for Evidence for warm-ups, small-group support, and class discussions.
by Quill Staff
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The Evidence-Base for the Quill Reading for Evidence Tool
Learn about the research that has informed the development of our first writing and reading tool!
by Sherry L.
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Getting started
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Getting Started | Your First 5 Minutes on Quill
In this video, a high school ELA teacher walks you through the first 5 minutes on Quill—from setting up your class to assigning your first diagnostic.
by Katie M.
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Quill's Professional Learning Webinars
Looking to maximize our tools? If you are new to the platform or a seasoned veteran, each of our free live webinars will help you get the most out of Quill.
by Quill Staff
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Collection: Getting Started with Quill!
Our best resources for those getting started with Quill!
by Quill Staff
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Best practices
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Quill's Implementation Library
Quill has 6 different tools and over 900 activities to help students become strong writers. Read on to learn about common implementation strategies and best practice tips for using Quill with your students.
by Maddy M.
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10 Ways the Skills Report Can Help You Translate Data into Student Growth
Explore how you can use the Skills Report to help your students grow into strong readers, writers, and critical thinkers.
by Quill Staff
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Best Practices: Use Quill to support ELL students
Read about the features that Quill provides to support ELL students in their English language acquisition.
by Maddy Maher
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Webinars
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Webinar: Unlock Student Growth with Quill’s New Skills Report
See how Quill’s Premium Skills Report turns data into insight and insight into instruction in this 40-minute webinar.
by Quill Staff
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Webinar: Learn the Basics
For teachers new to Quill (or in need of a refresher), this is an introductory session that covers how to set up classes, a demo of Quill's six different learning tools, and how to assign activities.
by Quill Staff
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Webinar: Beyond the Quill Basics
Deepen your Quill expertise with this webinar! This session was designed for teachers who have some Quill knowledge and would like to learn how to leverage Quill’s student data reports, manage activity packs, and differentiate Quill activities.
by Quill Staff
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Video tutorials
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Getting Started Video: Signing up and Creating Classes on Quill
This video will guide you through signing up for Quill as a teacher or a guardian and setting up your classes.
by Robert M.
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Getting Started Video: Assigning a Quill Diagnostic and Diagnostic Recommendations
This video will guide you through assigning a Quill Diagnostic and Diagnostic Recommendations.
by Robert M.
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Using Quill Lessons Remotely
Want to conduct a Quill Lesson remotely? This brief video tutorial will help you navigate set-up for seamless execution.
by Erika P.H.
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Teacher materials
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đź“‹ PDF | A two-page summary of Quill
This two-page PDF provides an introduction to Quill's learning tools and activities for new teachers.
by Quill Staff
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đź“‹ PDF | Go for Green Bingo (Fillable)
Use this worksheet to encourage your students to Go for Green and work towards proficiency.
by Quill Staff
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đź“‹ PDF | Lesson Plan PDFs for Quill Lessons Activities
Access each of the Quill Lessons PDF Lesson Plans here.
by Quill Staff
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Writing instruction research
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1.6x Faster Writing Growth with Quill.org: New Research from Leanlab Education
The research meets ESSA Tier III standards and shows that Quill can make a meaningful, scalable difference in sentence-level writing growth.
by Katie McNeil
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Steve Graham and the Power of Sentence Combining
Discover how decades of research by Dr. Steve Graham on sentence combining shape Quill.org’s pedagogy and help students become stronger writers.
by Katie McNeil
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Research Brief: Early Research Outcomes for Quill Connect
College Board® Learning Engineering conducted an independent review of the impact of Quill Connect.
October 19, 2023
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Teacher stories
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"Passionate for Appositives?" Why this TikTok Teacher Loves Quill.org
Chicago ELA teacher Ms. C shares how her students compete to “beat Quill.org,” staying motivated with grammar activities and clear progress data.
by Katie M.
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Brandon Reynolds Encourages Students to Work at their Own Pace
"They have gotten so much better about how sentences actually look, the structure of them, and putting things in place."
by Quill Staff
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Court Caywood Uses Scaffolded Quill Lessons to Strengthen her 6th Graders' Language Arts Skills
“I start my week with a scaffolded lesson that uses a gradual release method of practicing the skill until students complete the sample problems independently.”
by Maddy M.
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Case studies
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How OER Project Teachers Are Building Historical Thinking Through Writing
Learn how OER Project teachers use Reading for Evidence to give students more practice with evidence-based writing—while gaining clearer insight into student skills.
by Katie McNeil
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Case Study: STEM Coding Lab & Quill Partner to Equip Students for an AI-Powered Future
A collaboration between STEM Coding Lab and Quill.org successfully integrated AI literacy education into 8th-grade computer science curricula at two PA schools, where 95% of students reported learning new concepts about AI's societal impact through evidence-based writing exercises.
by Quill Staff
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