Modify the Usability of an Existing Text with an AI Chatbot

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Written By Daniel Kosta

In ChatGPT or your favorite AI chatbot, cut and paste the following prompt to modify the usability of an existing text by adjusting the reading level, breaking it into sections, adding summary bullets, and more. 

Note: this prompt can be completed by uploading the text as a file in chatbots that support this functionality or by copying and pasting the text directly into a chatbot.

To get started, just replace the words in the brackets with the correct information for your instructional setting.

Modify Text Usability Prompt

If uploading a file: Act as an expert special education teacher, skilled at differentiating content to maximize student engagement and learning. Please modify the text of the attached file by [DESCRIBE MODIFICATION TO TEXT]. [ATTACH FILE]

If copy/pasting text: Act as an expert special education teacher, skilled at differentiating content to maximize student engagement and learning. I will enter the text of [DESCRIPTION OF TEXT] below in triple quotes. Please [DESCRIBE MODIFICATION TO TEXT]. “””[paste text of passage]“””

Example Prompt

Act as an expert special education teacher, skilled at differentiating content to maximize student engagement and learning. I will enter the text of a passage about nocturnal animals below in triple quotes. Please simplify the language of the text to be on a third-grade reading level. I would also like you to break the text into sections using headings, and highlight the key points of each section in a list format. ””“[paste text of passage]”””

Additional Prompting Strategies

  • Prompt the chatbot to identify and define important vocabulary words throughout the text

  • Ask an internet-enabled chatbot like Google Gemini or Microsoft Copilot to suggest related visuals, videos, or websites to support comprehension

  • Generate comprehension and discussion questions based on the passages

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