Writing Review Options
Choose between manual essay review, handwriting review tools, and AI-assisted writing assessment.
Who this is for
Teachers who assign written work and need to choose the right review workflow.
What this page answers
- When should I use a simple Essay widget?
- When should I use Writing Assessment with handwriting uploads?
- What can AI assessment check?
- Who makes the final grading decision?
Three ways to check writing
Speakly.PRO supports three practical writing-review workflows.
| Workflow | Best for | Who checks it |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | simple typed responses, reflections, free writing, short homework | teacher manually |
| Writing Assessment | handwritten work, photo uploads, detailed error markup | teacher with review tools |
| AI assessment | typed or handwritten work that needs structured feedback and analytics | AI-assisted, teacher-reviewed |
Automated writing feedback is a teaching aid, not a final grading authority. The teacher remains responsible for checking the result before using it as a grade or formal evaluation.
Option 1: Essay widget
Use the Essay widget when the student should write directly in the lesson and the teacher will review the response manually.
The Essay widget is intentionally simple:
- open text field
- word counter
- student response saved with the lesson
- manual teacher feedback after submission
It is best for free practice, reflections, short answers, journals, and homework where teacher judgment matters more than automated scoring.
Option 2: Writing Assessment with handwriting upload
Use Writing Assessment when students need to submit handwritten work. Students can upload up to 3 photos for review.
After submission, the teacher can review the handwriting with tools such as:
- error types
- comments attached to specific mistakes
- freeform annotations
- teacher edits and explanations
This workflow is useful when the teacher needs to show exactly where a handwriting, spelling, grammar, or structure problem appears in the submitted work.
Option 3: AI assessment
AI assessment can evaluate:
- typed student text
- handwritten text from uploaded photos, after handwriting recognition
The assessment can provide structured feedback similar to an examiner workflow:
- task completion and relevance
- organization and structure
- vocabulary and grammar
- error patterns
- improvement recommendations
- rubric-style analytics when the task uses an exam preset
Always review AI feedback before relying on it. AI can misread handwriting, misunderstand task context, or overstate a correction. Use the result to speed up review, then apply teacher judgment.
Choosing the right workflow
| Situation | Recommended workflow |
|---|---|
| Student writes a short paragraph in homework | Essay |
| Student uploads handwritten exam practice | Writing Assessment |
| Teacher wants detailed error markup on handwriting | Writing Assessment |
| School needs structured exam-style feedback | AI assessment, then teacher review |
| Student has no tokens and AI billing is student-paid | Avoid student-triggered AI assessment unless billing is resolved |