Level Any Text for Your ESL Class with Diffit

1. Go to diffit.me in your browser
2. Click Sign up and create an account with your Google login or email
3. You'll land on the main Diffit dashboard

What you should see: A clean interface with a text input area and options for source type (URL, YouTube, text, etc.)

Diffit works with multiple input types. For ESL teachers, the most useful are:

Option A. URL (fastest): Find an article on a news site or educational website. Copy the URL from your browser address bar. Paste it into the Diffit URL field.

Option B. Paste text: Copy text from any source (PDF, a curriculum guide, your own writing) and paste it into the "Text" field.

Option C. YouTube video: Paste a YouTube URL. Diffit will generate reading activities from the video's transcript.

After entering your source, select the reading level. Diffit uses grade-level equivalents (2nd grade, 5th grade, 8th grade, etc.) which correspond roughly to:

• 2nd grade = A1/A2 (beginner ESL adult)
• 5th grade = A2/B1 (low-intermediate)
• 8th grade = B1/B2 (intermediate-advanced)

For adult ESL, start with 3rd or 4th grade for your A2 learners and 6th grade for your B1 learners.

What you should see: A reading level slider or dropdown. Experiment, since you can generate multiple levels from the same article in seconds.

Click Generate. Diffit processes the text and creates:

• A reading passage adapted to your selected level
• 5-8 comprehension questions
• A vocabulary list of key terms from the passage

What you should see: A formatted reading worksheet on screen, complete with comprehension questions. Review it: does the vocabulary match your learner level? Is the content accurate?

You can edit individual questions or the passage directly in Diffit before downloading. When satisfied:

1. Click Download or Export
2. Choose PDF for printing or Google Doc for editing
3. Print or share with students

What you should see: A professional-looking reading worksheet with the title, adapted reading, vocabulary section, and comprehension questions, ready to distribute.

For a multi-level class:

1. Generate the same article at 3rd grade level → download
2. Change level to 6th grade → generate → download
3. Now you have two versions of the same content for different proficiency groups

Both groups are learning from the same topic, just at their own level. This is the differentiation ESL teachers spend hours doing manually, done in 5 minutes total.