Guided reading
that builds thinkers.
Smart-Reader turns any text into a scaffolded reading session — read-aloud, driving questions, close reading, vocabulary in context, and an essay outline. Built by a teacher, powered by AI.
No credit card required. $9.99/mo or $99/yr after trial. Cancel anytime.
Every reading builds confidence and critical thinking.
Smart-Reader is not a worksheet generator. It is a thinking scaffold — the same instructional moves that work in the best classrooms, scaled by AI.
Builds reading confidence
Read-aloud with word-by-word highlighting supports fluency. Students hear the text, follow the words, and tackle complexity without fear.
Activates critical thinking
Driving questions and close-reading prompts move from literal recall to inference to evaluation — the full ladder of comprehension.
Turns reading into writing
A built-in graphic organizer becomes a 5-paragraph essay outline. Students leave every text with something they can write from.
27 years in the classroom, now in your hands.
Smart-Reader was built by an educator who knows what actually works. Every scaffold — the driving question, the literal prompt, the inference nudge, the vocabulary-in-context moment — mirrors the instructional moves that move the needle on comprehension and written argumentation.
- Essential questions that frame thinking
- Literal → inferential → evaluative prompts
- Vocabulary taught in context, not isolation
- Graphic organizer becomes essay outline
- AI coach gives feedback, never the answer
Every text ends in an essay outline.
As students read, Smart-Reader collects their thinking into a graphic organizer — claim, three supporting ideas with evidence, and a conclusion. By the end of the reading, they have a real, exportable 5-paragraph outline ready to write from.
Trusted by teachers and reading coaches.
"Rare in edtech; most tools are content-focused rather than thinking-focused."
"One of the strongest education-first approaches I've seen in AI reading tools."
Run it with your class.
Create a class, share a join code, assign any reading from your library, and see every student's thinking — prompts, responses, and AI feedback in one place.
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14-day free trial. No credit card required. Cancel anytime.
Frequently asked.
What is Smart-Reader?+
Smart-Reader is a teacher-built guided reading app. Paste any text and it generates a driving question, close-reading sections, vocabulary in context, and a graphic organizer that becomes a 5-paragraph essay outline.
Who is Smart-Reader for?+
Middle and high school students, homeschool families, tutors, reading coaches, and classroom teachers who want a scaffolded, thinking-first reading experience for any text.
How is it different from other AI reading tools?+
Most AI tools summarize or quiz. Smart-Reader scaffolds thinking the way a great teacher does — essential questions, literal-to-evaluative prompts, vocabulary in context, and a writing payoff at the end.
Is there a free trial?+
Yes. 14 days free, no credit card required. After the trial, Smart-Reader is $9.99/month or $99/year. Cancel anytime.
Can teachers use it with a class?+
Yes. Teachers can create a class, share a join code, assign readings from a library, and review every student's responses and AI feedback in one place.
Give every student the guided reading they deserve.
Scaffolded thinking, deeper comprehension, and confidence that lasts.