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Support Multilingual Learners with CommonLit’s New Resources for Teachers and Students

CommonLit releases new multilingual learner focused instructional guidance for teachers and resources for 6-8 Ed2.0 units CommonLit’s approach to supporting multilingual learners is anchored in four core...

The On-Site Professional Development That Prepared an Entire District From Day One

Adopting a new curriculum is a big decision. For teachers, it means learning new routines and a new way of doing things they've spent years perfecting. For district...

A Guide to CommonLit 360 Professional Development

At CommonLit, we've always believed that great curriculum is only part of the equation. The research is clear: materials alone are not enough. What truly moves the needle...

10 Inspiring Texts to Start the New School Year

Start the new year with these inspiring texts about education. For students, coming back from summer vacation means getting back into the swing of things with school routines, teachers, and...

How CommonLit 360 Integrates Writing Across ELA Instruction

In CommonLit 360, writing instruction is woven into reading and discussion lessons from the very first unit. Teaching students to write while also teaching them to read closely and discuss...

7 Poems About Gratitude for Elementary Classrooms

As we approach the Thanksgiving season, bring meaningful lessons to your elementary classroom with these poems about gratitude. CommonLit’s digital literacy program is full of high-interest texts that...

CommonLit’s Text Library Flexibly Supports Any Curriculum

Explore 3,000+ literary and informational reading passages, lesson planning resources, comprehension quizzes, and more. CommonLit has carefully curated a digital text library that offers over 3,000 high-quality...

More Than a Platform: How CommonLit 360 Was Built for Real Classrooms

Real classrooms need flexible tools. Here’s how CommonLit 360 was built to meet students and teachers exactly where they are. Screen fatigue is a real and growing challenge in...

CommonLit's Assessment Series Gives Teachers a Clearer Picture of Every Reader

Know where every student stands—and how to think about what comes next The CommonLit Assessment Series is your school's tool for tracking student reading growth across the...

CommonLit 360: Flexibility and Teacher Choice through Supplemental Texts

Teachers can use supplemental texts to address the specific needs of their students Our comprehensive ELA curriculum, CommonLit 360, embodies the perfect combination of evidence-based practices and features students...

10 Texts to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month in Your ELA Classroom

These engaging texts help students explore identity, culture, and belonging through Asian American and Pacific Islander voices and experiences. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is an opportunity to...

CommonLit 360: An ELA Curriculum that Accelerates Learning for All Students

CommonLit’s comprehensive ELA curriculum for grades 6-12 comes with the professional learning, data tracking tools, and wraparound supports you need for seamless adoption. At CommonLit, we want every...

Everything You Need to Know about CommonLit’s Free Reading Assessment and Premium Assessment Series

We know that it is critically important for teachers to collect accurate data on student reading performance. At CommonLit, we’re excited to offer two options to teachers and schools:...

Building Consensus Around Your Next ELA Curriculum Through a CommonLit Pilot

Making a confident curriculum decision is a major investment. Once you begin the adoption process, it requires time to review your options, determine what will work best for your school,...

The Science of Reading: What It Is, What It Demands, and How CommonLit 360 Delivers It

Learn how CommonLit 360 is aligned to the Science of Reading’s best practices for teaching reading comprehension to secondary students. What the Science of Reading Actually Is The “science...

9 Impactful Texts for Arab American Heritage Month

These engaging texts help students explore identity, culture, and belonging through Arab American voices and experiences. Arab American Heritage Month offers an opportunity to center stories and perspectives that reflect...

10 Engaging Poems to Teach for National Poetry Month

These engaging poems help students explore voice, identity, imagination, and the power of language. National Poetry Month is the perfect time to bring poetry into your classroom in ways that...

How to Help Your School Pilot CommonLit’s Full Program

Choosing the right curriculum is one of the most important decisions a school makes. Teachers and leaders want to know how materials support real classroom instruction, how students respond to...

Use CommonLit's Target Lessons To Remediate Skill Gaps After Benchmark Assessments

Target Lessons are short, skill-based lessons that will engage your students and build critical reading skills. Target Lessons are short, engaging, and scaffolded lessons that are specially designed to...

CommonLit Pilot Drives Student Growth and Strong Teacher Practice in Alpine School District, UT

Pilot of CommonLit Leads to Student Growth When the Alpine School District outside of Provo, Utah, began searching for a new English Language Arts curriculum, they opted for a methodical...

CommonLit 360 in 12th Grade: Independence, Belonging, and the Search for Meaning

Explore what a year looks like in a 12th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Twelfth graders engage with the year-long theme of Independence and Belonging, exploring cultural conflict, self-determination,...

CommonLit 360 in 11th Grade: Examining the American Dream

Explore what a year looks like in a 11th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Eleventh grade invites students to analyze the evolution of the American Dream, including its ideals and contradictions....

CommonLit 360 in 10th Grade: Finding Your Voice

Explore what a year looks like in a 10th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Tenth graders engage with the year-long theme of Finding Your Voice through characters who face moral...

CommonLit 360 in 9th Grade: Civic Responsibility and Our Role in Society

Explore what a year looks like in a 9th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Ninth graders engaging with the year-long theme of Civic Responsibility ponder their rights and duties in...

CommonLit 360 in 8th Grade: Courage, Justice, and Understanding Complex Issues

Explore what a year looks like in a 8th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Eighth grade invites students into exciting and moving stories that challenge them to think deeply about courage,...