Use Diffit to Create Differentiated Reading Materials Instantly

1. Go to diffit.me
2. Click Sign up in the top right corner
3. Sign in with your Google account (easiest for school use) or create an account with email
4. You'll land on the main Diffit dashboard

What you should see: A clean interface with several options for how to create differentiated text — by topic, URL, or pasted text.

Diffit gives you three input options at the top of the page:

• Topic — Type any subject (e.g., "photosynthesis, 3rd grade science") and Diffit generates original text
• URL — Paste a web article link and Diffit adapts it
• Text — Paste any text directly

For adapting existing classroom materials, use Text. For generating new content on a topic, use Topic.

Click Text tab. Paste the passage you want to adapt — a science paragraph, a social studies excerpt, or any classroom reading.

Example input:

The water cycle describes how water moves through Earth's environment. Water evaporates from oceans, lakes, and rivers when the sun heats it. The water vapor rises into the atmosphere, cools, and condenses into clouds. When clouds collect enough water droplets, precipitation falls as rain or snow. The water then flows into rivers and oceans, and the cycle begins again.

Below the text box, you'll see a Reading Level slider or dropdown. Select the grade level you want:

• For students 2-3 years below grade level, choose 2-3 grade levels down
• You can run the same text through multiple times at different levels

Common levels to generate for a 4th-grade class:

• Grade 2 level (for students with significant reading disabilities)
• Grade 3 level (for students 1 year below grade level)
• Grade 4 level (on grade level — for verification and general ed co-teacher use)

Click Generate (or Adapt). Diffit will process for 10-20 seconds.

What you should see: A new version of the text at your target reading level, plus:

• Vocabulary section — Key terms with simplified definitions
• Comprehension questions — 4-6 questions at the appropriate level
• Sentence frames (sometimes) — Support structures for writing responses

Read the adapted text to verify it's accurate. Diffit occasionally simplifies in ways that slightly change meaning — a quick review takes 30 seconds.

Click Download or Print to export:

• PDF — For printing and distributing
• Google Doc — For editing before printing

Print one version per reading level. Label each page with a color code (red = 2nd grade level, blue = 3rd grade level) so distribution during class is quick and discreet.

Create a free Diffit account and bookmark diffit.me in your browser. When your general education co-teacher sends the week's reading assignment, you can adapt it before the lesson — often in the same planning period.