Participants will learn why AI-generated leveled texts can undermine long-term reading growth — and how to use MagicSchool AI to build scaffolds that bring students up to grade-level text rather than bringing the text down to students. This matters because students can't grow into grade-level reading if they're never expected to grapple with it. Participants will know the research distinction between text leveling and scaffolded access; understand how to use MagicSchool tools (Text Leveler vs. scaffolding tools like vocabulary support, annotation guides, and discussion prompts) intentionally; and be able to design at least one scaffold for a current text they use in their classroom.
