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Explain a reading program's evidence to parents in three sentences

Practice: Saying who it's for. About 5 minutes.

About this exercise

Parents asked about the new ReadRise reading program at back-to-school night, and you're adding a short note to your class newsletter. You want at most 3 sentences in plain text that give the independent study's result (not the vendor's claim), one limit of that study, and that families can see the program at the Dec 9 open classroom. Skip research jargon like "effect size".

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Repeating the flyer. The vendor's claim is short and bold, so the AI may lead with it. Try: Say: "Use the independent study, not the vendor flyer."
  • Dropping the caveat. Short notes cut limits first, and parents of kindergartners deserve to know only 2nd grade was studied. Try: Add: "Name one limit of the study."
  • Writing for researchers. The AI keeps terms like 'effect size' that parents skip, and forgets the open classroom. Try: Say: "For parents, no jargon, and mention the Dec 9 open classroom."
  • Not capping the length. The AI writes several paragraphs by default, far more than the reader will take in. Try: Say: "at most 3 sentences."
  • Getting markdown back. AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in the class newsletter. Try: Ask for "plain text, no bold, no headings."

What a strong prompt includes

  • Picks the right source
  • Asks for a limit
  • Says who it's for
  • Mentions the open classroom
  • Caps the number of sentences

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