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What is Storypark Assist?
Storypark Assist is a set of AI-powered tools designed to support educators in documenting, communicating, and reflecting on children's learning and development.
Think of it as a tool that meets you wherever you are in the writing process:
When you have nothing → it helps you start
When you have rough notes → it helps you shape them
When you have a draft → it helps you refine it
When you're nearly done → it helps you strengthen it
To understand more about how these tools are powered and Storypark's commitment to safe, responsible use of AI, we recommend reading our AI Fact Sheet.
Storypark Assist is an add-on which can be purchased in addition to the standard per child cost for Storypark. From the Account page, admins can start a free, seven day trial for their service before purchase.
In stories while creating a new story or editing an existing one, you can access the following tools:
Story draft — create an AI-guided first draft (via the sparkle icon ✨)
Story review — get pedagogical feedback on your story (via the sparkle icon ✨)
Writing tools — spelling, grammar, and translation (via the A icon in the toolbar)
In community posts while creating a new community post or editing a published one, you can use:
Writing tools — spelling, grammar, translation, and tone (via the A icon in the toolbar)
In child notes while creating a new child note or editing a published one, you can use:
Writing tools — spelling, grammar, translation, and tone (via the A icon in the toolbar)
Story draft
Story draft helps educators create an editable first draft of a learning story through guided reflection. For a full walkthrough, see the Story draft help article.
To get started, select the sparkle icon (✨) in the story editor toolbar and choose Draft.
Story review
Story review offers friendly, pedagogically aligned suggestions on things that might be missing or would enhance the quality of your story.
To get started, you'll need to have already added some text in the story editor.
Note: The minimum amount of text is ten words, but you'll get more detailed suggestions if the story is at least 3–4 sentences long.
Select the sparkle icon (✨) in the story editor toolbar and choose Story review.
Once loaded, you'll receive suggestions on how the story could be extended — for example, making connections to your curriculum or adding more detail on how you plan to extend the learning.
If you've added further detail and would like guidance on the updated story, select Review again to receive new suggestions.
Feedback on suggestions Like a particular suggestion or think it needs some work? Use the thumbs up or down. To give more detailed feedback, select the speech bubble icon.
Writing tools
Writing tools are available to all Storypark services and include spelling and grammar, translation, and tone. They are accessed via the A icon in the story, child note, or community post editor toolbar — separate from the sparkle icon (✨) used for Story draft and Story review.
Spelling and grammar
Spelling and grammar assistance helps you write with confidence and reduces review time.
Note: Spelling and grammar support is currently available for English language documentation. For content written in English and additional languages, we recommend selecting specific portions of text rather than applying it to the entire content.
Apply to selected text
Highlight the text you'd like to work with, then select the A icon in the editing toolbar and choose Spelling and grammar:
The corrected version will appear below for review. Select Accept to apply the changes or Discard to revert to the original.
Apply to an entire story or post
Select the A icon in the editing toolbar without highlighting any text. The entire content will be checked and a corrected version presented for review. Select Accept or Discard as above.
Translation
Translation allows you to write in the language you feel most comfortable with and then translate for your audience, families, or peers.
Stories, child notes, and community posts can be written in any language. The current available languages to translate into are:
Chinese Mandarin
English
French
Japanese
Portuguese
Spanish
Apply to selected text
Highlight the text you'd like to translate, select the A icon, and choose Translate to...:
A pop-up will display the available languages. Select one and the translation will be applied to the selected text. Choose Accept or Discard at the top of the screen.
Apply to an entire story, child note, or post
Select the A icon without highlighting any text and choose your language. The entire content will be translated paragraph by paragraph. Select Accept or Discard when ready.
Reverting a translation in stories If you've accidentally applied a translation, use the undo tool (back arrow) in the toolbar to revert to the previous version.
Note: Story titles are not currently included in translations.
Tone
Tone enables you to adjust the voice of text in a child note or community post to suit any occasion.
There are ten ECE-focused tone options to choose from:
Tone | Description |
Advocacy | Purposeful and motivating, used to gain support for initiatives or invite families to get involved |
Caring | Warm and empathetic, used to offer support, appreciation, or reassurance |
Celebratory | Energetic and uplifting, used to highlight achievements, milestones, or positive events |
Clear | Straightforward and respectful, used to share reminders, updates, or practical information |
Encouraging | Motivational and inclusive, gently inviting families to take part or contribute |
Formal | Structured and neutral, used for service policies, procedures, or official updates |
Friendly | Light, casual, and conversational, used for day-to-day updates and relaxed communication |
Informative | Practical and helpful, used to share useful information or explain something clearly |
Reflective | Thoughtful and narrative, used to share learning or reflect on experiences |
Urgent | Clear and direct, used for time-sensitive updates that require prompt attention |
Once you've added text to a community post or child note, select the A icon and choose Change tone:
Select a tone from the list — tap the question mark alongside any option for more detail:
You'll see the original text alongside the suggested version. Select Accept to apply the change or Discard to revert to the original.
Giving feedback
Your feedback shapes the future of Storypark Assist. Select Feedback or use the Was this helpful? button to let us know how any tool could be improved.