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CommonLit's Guide to Accessibility for Schools, Districts, and States

CommonLit was founded in 2013 with the goal of providing every student in America with access to free and first-class reading and writing instruction. Since then, CommonLit.org’s...

A Reading Program Built for All Kids

Here at CommonLit, we believe that all students can become great readers. However, in order to reach their potential, they may need access to different tools. In this blog post,...

How to Turn Any CommonLit Lesson Into a Video Lesson

CommonLit’s digital library includes over 3,000 free reading passages for students in grades 3–12. The lessons can be assigned digitally through the platform or printed. The library...

These CommonLit Digital Features Make Remote Learning Possible

The CommonLit team is here to help schools no matter how they are starting the new school year. The CommonLit team is here for you. Our free reading program has...

Resources to Support Teleschool Plans: COVID-19

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The CommonLit team is here to help schools that are coping with closures related to COVID-19. In this blog post, we highlight strategies for using CommonLit digitally with students....

CommonLit's 360 Curriculum: Culturally-Responsive Materials

Our framework for creating culturally-responsive materials I. Our Mission CommonLit is a nonprofit organization. Our mission is to ensure that all students graduate high school with the reading, writing,...

A Big Announcement: CommonLit is building a full-course curriculum. Here's why.

CommonLit is excited to announce that it is developing a full-year OER curriculum for ELA. In this blog post, CommonLit’s Founder & CEO explains why CommonLit has made...

School Principal Explains Why CommonLit's 360 Curriculum Works

CommonLit began developing and piloting CommonLit 360, its free full-year ELA curriculum, in 2018. In this interview, you’ll hear from Eric Collazo, the Principal of Washington Leadership Academy....

Get Early Access to CommonLit's Free Full-Year Curriculum for Grades 6–10

CommonLit is a nonprofit with a mission to raise student achievement and ensure that all students are on a path to college and career readiness. We are best known for...

District Administrator Explains Why CommonLit's 360 Curriculum Helps All Teachers

CommonLit began developing and piloting CommonLit 360, its free full-year ELA curriculum, in 2018. In the spring of 2019, Blount County, Tennessee joined this curriculum pilot. In this interview,...

Track Student Performance with CommonLit Interim Assessments

“Year-end tests are autopsies, not assessments: they explain what went wrong after it is too late to change course.” — Paul Bambrick-Santoyo in “Leveraging Leadership” At CommonLit, we believe...

Spark Reading Growth in Your District with CommonLit Formative Insights

You might already be familiar with CommonLit.org, a free website which includes over 2,000 English/Spanish reading lessons for grades 3–12. CommonLit.org has become a go-...

You're Invited: DC Schools, Get Early Access to CommonLit's Guided Reading Curriculum for Students with Disabilities and Below-Level Readers

You might already be familiar with CommonLit.org: A free website which includes over 2,000 English/Spanish reading lessons for grades 3–12. It’s become a go-to...

CommonLit's Curriculum Newsletter: October 22, 2019

Welcome back! This newsletter is the best way for teachers piloting CommonLit’s new curriculum to stay in the loop on how to get the most out of CommonLit’s...

Usage of CommonLit Linked to Greater Student Gains

We hired an external research team to measure CommonLit’s effectiveness. We are thrilled to share the story of our impact. CommonLit’s nonprofit mission is to build the best...

CommonLit's Curriculum Newsletter: October 3, 2019

Welcome back! This newsletter is the best way for teachers piloting CommonLit’s new curriculum to stay in the loop on recently released units, updates about new features on the...

Get a Clear Picture of Student Progress with Unit Assessments

In each CommonLit unit, there are countless opportunities for teachers to gather formative data on student performance through: * During Reading questions in every reading lesson * Exit Tickets that include a...

Using Data from CommonLit's Interim Assessments to Drive Instruction

CommonLit’s Interim Assessments are a great way to assess student reading and writing ability. These assessments include 20–30 questions that cover a range of standards on literary and...

Announcing: CommonLit now offers 6 SEL texts from The Jed Foundation

Use these six SEL lessons from The Jed Foundation to discuss critical social and emotional health themes with your class CommonLit is thrilled to announce that we’ve partnered with...

CommonLit's Curriculum Newsletter: September 17, 2019

Welcome back! This newsletter is the best way for teachers piloting CommonLit’s new curriculum to stay in the loop on recently released units, updates about new features on the...

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with these 9 Texts

Pieces written by and about various US Latinos and Latin Americans To help pay tribute to amazing Hispanic authors, poets, and social activists, we put together a collection of 9...

Using During-Reading Questions in CommonLit's Full-Year Curriculum

We’re so excited that you’ve started using CommonLit’s ELA curriculum! As you’ve probably noticed, each reading lesson comes with questions that students answer and discuss as...

16 CommonLit Texts with Multi-Select Assessment Questions

Give your students the chance to practice multi-select multiple choice questions throughout the school year! CommonLit’s library of free lessons allow students to practice multi-select, Part A/...

CommonLit's Curriculum Pilot Newsletter: August 29, 2019

Welcome back to school! This newsletter is the best way for teachers piloting CommonLit’s new curriculum to stay in the loop on recently released units, updates about new features...

Welcome to CommonLit's Full-Year Curriculum Pilot Program!

This newsletter is designed for teachers and administrators who are piloting CommonLit’s full-year curriculum during the 2019–20 academic year. Several times per month, our instructional support team...