Program Description

"Quill is a free web-based tool that provides personalized, interactive writing and grammar activities. Quill features over 150 activities for students in grades 3-12. These activities are built from very specific pieces of the Common Core State Standards, such as individual lessons for each conjunction word. Quill's suite of three writing apps (Quill Grammar, Quill Proofreader and Quill Writer) currently focuses on English grammar and writing fundamentals. Students learn the grammatical concepts by writing out complete sentences that incorporate the intended word or device. "

Cost

Free Basic Package; $80 Teacher Premium; $1800 per year School Premium

Intended Population

• Core
• Intervention
• Intensified intervention

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Any

ELL/DLL

• Partial

Multisensory Applications

• Unspecified

Computer-Based Delivery

• Full

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Skill Specific

Placement Tests

• Yes

Accelerated Learning

• Yes

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Yes

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

The publisher states that Quill uses evidence-based practices; however, no peer-reviewed studies evaluating the efficacy of the program were found. One peer reviewed article provided a overview of the program.

Study Citations

Patel, A. (2019). Quill as an Effective and Enjoyable Online Tool for Enhancing Writing Skills. Research Review International Journal of Multidisciplinary, 4(4), 991-913.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence

Additional Reviews

• http://www.edtechroundup.org/reviews/quillorg-free-interactive-writing-and-grammar-activities-for-k-12