CommonLit's Assessment Series Empowers Schools with Actionable Data Schools can unlock 3 benchmark assessments for grades 3–12 to track student growth with the purchase of School Essentials PRO. CommonLit’s Assessment Series is easy to use, high... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher April 30, 2024 · 4 min read
Culminating Tasks: Summative Assessments That Create Alignment and Foster Engagement How to increase curricular cohesion and spark student interest with CommonLit 360 Teachers spend weeks, sometimes months, preparing students for end-of-unit exams and summative assessments. There are reviews, study guides,... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo April 24, 2024 · 4 min read
Pender County’s Success with CommonLit’s Professional Development In-person professional development sets the stage for success. When Pender County Schools in North Carolina was searching for a new English Language Arts curriculum for their middle schools, they knew... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo April 23, 2024 · 4 min read
Conozca la clave para maximizar el aprendizaje y el nivel de comprensión lectora La integración de la tecnología en el aula es un tema inminente, el cual muchos docentes por más de que quieran postergarla, la han tenido que ir incluyendo poco a... Carolina Valero Carolina Valero April 22, 2024 · 2 min read
15 textos para despertar la conciencia ambiental En conmemoración del Día de la Madre Tierra, proponemos promover una educación ambiental integral y fortalecer la comprensión lectora en estudiantes mediante una selección de textos sobre el cuidado del... Carolina Valero Carolina Valero April 8, 2024 · 3 min read
4 Ways to Use CommonLit for Standardized Test Prep CommonLit has thousands of practice lessons, a free reading assessment, and targeted skills-based lessons teachers can use for standardized test prep. Educators are always looking for ways to build student... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin April 4, 2024 · 3 min read
CommonLit 360 Supports English Language Learners and Boosts Proficiency Rates Easy-to-access tools and lesson scaffolding help students find literacy success The National Education Association predicts that by 2025, one in four U.S. students will be English Language Learners (ELL)... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo March 28, 2024 · 6 min read
ESSA Tier II Study: CommonLit Use by 7th Grade Students in a Florida District Seventh grade students who used CommonLit scored higher on the Florida FAST than students who did not use CommonLit Recent findings from a 2022–23 study of CommonLit meet ESSA... S. Jeanne Horst S. Jeanne Horst March 26, 2024 · 2 min read
How the CommonLit 360 Curriculum Helps Support Students with Disabilities Explore the curricular features that provide additional tools to bolster learning While CommonLit 360 was created to support all students and their learning needs, the full-year digital ELA curriculum from... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo March 21, 2024 · 6 min read
Five Ways to Help (older) Students Build Reading Skills Simple strategies to improve students’ reading comprehension abilities and build their reading engagement According to the 2022 NAEP Reading Assessment, only 32% of 4th grade students are proficient in reading,... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo March 20, 2024 · 5 min read
Case Study: Lakewood Middle School’s Success with CommonLit 360 After a year of implementing CommonLit 360, Lakewood Middle School saw increases in NJSLA performance, student engagement, and teacher satisfaction Lakewood Middle School, located in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, began... Tina Nguyen, PhD Tina Nguyen, PhD March 19, 2024 · 5 min read
Cuentos High/Low (Alto interés, nivel bajo de lectura) La lectura de cuentos fáciles de comprender permite que el contenido de un texto sea más accesible para todos los lectores, sobre todo para estudiantes que pueden tener más problemas... Marcos Del Cogliano Marcos Del Cogliano March 12, 2024 · 2 min read
How to Leverage Your Professional Learning Community Easy-to-use tools to help your team answer the 4 PLC questions As the focus in education switches to spotlighting what students have learned vs what teachers have taught, more educators... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo March 1, 2024 · 5 min read
Mujeres latinoamericanas en las letras El hecho de que hoy exista una enorme presencia de escritoras tiene que ver con una larga historia de reivindicaciones, de mujeres que lucharon por hacerse valer (no sólo) en... Marcos Del Cogliano Marcos Del Cogliano February 27, 2024 · 2 min read
Everything a Secondary Teacher Needs to Get Started with CommonLit Everything a secondary teacher needs to get started with CommonLit: Class creation, selecting a text, using our digital tools, and more! CommonLit’s digital literacy program has high-quality and engaging... Nadia Johnson Nadia Johnson February 26, 2024 · 2 min read
Top 4 Reasons Administrators Love CommonLit 360 Teachers have a lot on their plates. They have to balance planning, grading, supporting students, and more! As administrators, we know you want to give them the support they need... Dorothy Hodges Dorothy Hodges February 19, 2024 · 6 min read
El multilingüismo; la necesidad para transformar la educación Las lenguas y el multilingüismo dentro del aula de clase fomentan la inclusión, ya que acortan la distancia entre escuela y hogar, permitiendo al estudiante descubrir un entorno de aprendizaje... Carolina Valero Carolina Valero February 13, 2024 · 2 min read
How to Teach Writing Across All Grade Levels Learn best practices on improving writing instruction and building students’ writing confidence In a survey of 3rd to 8th grade teachers, nearly half of the respondents indicated that they don’... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo February 12, 2024 · 3 min read
Exciting Opportunity: Join CommonLit’s New Research Study Get access to CommonLit PRO Plus free for your district We’re launching an exciting research study of CommonLit’s 360 Curriculum in SY24-25, and we want your district to... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo January 24, 2024 · 2 min read
From Teaching Seventh Grade to a Successful Sales Career One Educator's CommonLit Journey When former seventh grade teacher Eryn Reighard decided to leave the classroom, a position in sales was not her first inclination. During her job... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo January 24, 2024 · 4 min read
¡El Desafío de Lectura en Vacaciones regresa! CommonLit promueve la lectura en familia con historias interesantes para todas las edades Esta temporada nos volvemos a unir con UNESCO para ofrecer nuevas colecciones atractivas para alentar a los... Agustina Moppett Agustina Moppett January 15, 2024 · 2 min read
Iniciamos 2024 estrenando textos Arrancamos año nuevo con una biblioteca cargada de textos frescos, cada uno acompañado de recursos multimedia y actividades que harán de su clase un ambiente más interactivo. A continuación presentamos... Carolina Valero Carolina Valero January 8, 2024 · 2 min read
CommonLit 360's Related Media Explorations: Increasing Engagement and Deepening Learning Learn about how CommonLit’s English Language Arts curriculum engages students in media analysis tasks that bring each CommonLit 360 unit’s topics and themes to life. Maintaining high student... Cara Zatoris Cara Zatoris January 2, 2024 · 5 min read
Significant Reading Growth with CommonLit at Schools Eligible for Title I Funding Students learning with CommonLit at Title I eligible schools saw significant gains in their reading abilities CommonLit’s mission is to help all students – especially those who have been historically... Tina Nguyen, PhD Tina Nguyen, PhD December 14, 2023 · 2 min read
CommonLit Pilot Leads to ELA Curriculum Adoption in Battle Ground Schools District's ELA Curriculum Adoption Process Leads to CommonLit Battle Ground School District is located in Washington state and home to nearly 12,000 students and 800 teachers. In... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo December 14, 2023 · 3 min read