AI Scoring & Feedback for Speaking and Writing

Inside Connect to Literacy™, AI scores every spoken and written response against official ELP rubrics, then gives students feedback they can hear, see, and act on. Teachers review every score and stay in control.

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How It Works

1. The student responds

A student speaks or writes in response to an item modeled on their state ELP assessment.

2. AI scores and explains

The response is scored against official speaking and writing rubrics, calibrated by grade level, proficiency level, and item type, with the reasoning behind the score.

3. The student improves

Feedback is read aloud, a revised response shows a stronger version of the student's own work, and a guided retry turns the score into practice.

Feedback Students Can Act On

A score tells a student where they are. Feedback they understand helps them move forward. This year's updates help students learn from every response, not just see a number.

Feedback they can hear

Dynamic audio reads feedback aloud, so students who are still building their reading skills can understand what to do next.

Their own work, improved

A revised response shows students a stronger version of what they wrote or said, modeling the language they are ready to use next.

A retry that counts

Smart guardrails make every second attempt a real learning opportunity, and teachers can see second attempts clearly in their reports.

Connect to Literacy AI feedback screen showing a student's written response beside an improved revised response, with Feedback, Revised Responses, and Rubric tabs and an auto score of 2 of 4.

Real-Time Results for Students & Teachers

For students:

Automatic scoring of written and spoken answers
Age-, grade-, and language proficiency level appropriate feedback
Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs)

For teachers:

Insight into class/group needs by PLD
Targeted instructional strategies
Saves time and enhances differentiated instruction

For leaders:

Performance indicator shows the quality of PLP work by domain
Pacing reports track progress against your district calendar
Speaking and writing evidence you can trust, across every campus

Teachers Stay in Control

AI does the first pass. Educators make the final call.

Review every score

A clean three-tab teacher view brings the student response, the AI score, and the feedback together, so reviewing work takes less time.

Override any score

Teachers can override any AI score, and the change is reflected automatically across reports.

Calibrated to human scorers

Scoring has been further calibrated against real human-scored responses at each proficiency level and grade band.

Data that reflects real effort

The platform catches rapid guessing and requires quizzes to be completed before a PLP is marked done, so reports represent genuine student work.

The Data Behind the Intelligence

Our AI model was built from six years' worth of curated student data:

Tens of millions of written & spoken student responses
Created with Multilingual Learners in grades K–12 representing 120+ languages
Fully aligned to all 8 national ELD/ELP standards
Scored and trained using the 25 Official K–12 Speaking and Writing ELP rubrics
Covers 750+ Speaking and Writing item types & 112 linguistic dimensions of speech
Calibrated by grade level, item type, ELP standard, proficiency level, and scoring rubric

New for 2026–27: scoring has been further calibrated against real human-scored responses at each proficiency level and grade band, so scores track more closely with how trained educators grade.

Questions from District Leaders

Can teachers change an AI score?

Yes. Teachers can override any AI score, and the change is reflected automatically in reports.

How do you keep AI scoring accurate?

The model was built from six years of curated student responses and trained on the 25 official K–12 speaking and writing ELP rubrics. This year, scoring was further calibrated against real human-scored responses at each proficiency level and grade band.

Which assessments is it aligned to?

AI scoring is aligned to all 8 national ELD/ELP standards, including TELPAS, ELPAC, WIDA ACCESS, ELPA21, AZELLA, and LA-ELPT.

What happens if a student rushes through?

The platform detects rapid guessing and requires quizzes to be completed before a PLP can be marked done, so your data reflects real effort.

Is training included for our teams?

Yes. Professional learning covers the AI tools alongside every pathway and PLP update, with role-based sessions for teachers, coaches, and administrators, available live and on demand.