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CommonLit 360 in 7th Grade: Identity and Belonging

Explore what a year looks like in a 7th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Seventh grade is a time when students begin asking deeper questions about who they are and how...

CommonLit 360 in 6th Grade: A Year of Change, Growth, and Meaningful Work

Explore what a year looks like in a 6th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Sixth grade centers on change—in ourselves, in others, and in the world around us. Students are...

Why Teachers Love the CommonLit Text Library

With engaging texts, built-in supports, and flexible lesson options, the CommonLit Text Library makes it easier for teachers to plan meaningful reading instruction. Teachers are always looking for texts...

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...

Powerful Women’s History Month Speeches for Middle and High School Classrooms

These influential speeches help middle and high school students explore women’s leadership, equality, and social change through powerful primary sources. Women’s History Month is an opportunity to examine...

10 Spring Poems and Stories for Your ELA Classroom

These spring-themed poems and stories for elementary, middle, and high school classrooms help students explore nature, change, and the season ahead. As the weather warms and signs of new...

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...

Capture Actionable Data with CommonLit 360 Unit Skills Assessments

Quickly collect the formative data you need to seamlessly measure student reading comprehension and plan future instruction as you teach our curriculum, CommonLit 360 Is your team planning to implement...

Student Reading Growth During the 2024-2025 School Year

A study of the 2024-2025 school year showed that CommonLit usage predicted reading growth CommonLit conducts an annual study that examines the reading growth of students who took the...

CommonLit 360 Edition 2.0 for grades 11-12 is coming!

CommonLit 360 is a comprehensive, full-year ELA curriculum for grades 6-12 designed to support student growth in reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Our curriculum provides teachers with...

CommonLit 360 Edition 2.0 for grades 9-10 is here!

CommonLit 360 is a comprehensive, full-year ELA curriculum for grades 6-12 designed to support student growth in reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Our curriculum provides teachers with...

Check out the novels in CommonLit 360

CommonLit’s ELA curriculum includes full-length texts in each grade and robust independent reading resources to spark a love of books Who is CommonLit? What is CommonLit 360?  CommonLit...

How to Advocate for CommonLit 360 at Your School

Learn how to confidently advocate for CommonLit 360 at your school or district. Teachers know what works. Every day, you see what motivates your students, what supports real growth, and...

10 Fascinating Informational Texts for Elementary

These texts about famous figures, sports, art, and more are sure to engage your students! It can be challenging to find really engaging, exciting informational texts to hook your students...

CommonLit 360 Foundations: Building Collaboration Through Reading Modalities and During Reading Questions

Here at CommonLit, we have four Guiding Principles that represent our foundational beliefs about teaching and learning. Our curriculum team—all experienced former educators—have carefully developed CommonLit 360 to...

CommonLit 360 Foundations: Learning Together through Peer Feedback, Partner Work, and Presentation Prep

Here at CommonLit, we have four Guiding Principles that represent our foundational beliefs about teaching and learning. Our curriculum team—all experienced former educators—have carefully developed CommonLit 360 to...

CommonLit 360 Foundations: It’s Not an Argument, It’s a Debate: Speaking and Listening in CommonLit 360

Here at CommonLit, we have four Guiding Principles that represent our foundational beliefs about teaching and learning. Our curriculum team—all experienced former educators—have carefully developed CommonLit 360 to...

CommonLit Provides Cross-Curricular Support

Selections that can be used across content areas When a student struggles to read grade-level texts, this challenge impacts performance in all academic classes, not just in English Language...

CommonLit Assessments are Strongly Predictive of State Test Results in New York and Florida

Researchers find positive correlation between Assessment Series and end-of-year state tests Two recent studies discovered meaningful and positive correlations between how students performed on CommonLit's Assessment...

Supporting Struggling Readers with CommonLit 360

Vocabulary activities, differentiated reading lessons, scaffolded writing, and more to accelerate learning for all students. Teaching ELA units to struggling readers can be daunting. CommonLit 360 is intentionally designed to...

CommonLit 360 Supports Multilingual Learners and Boosts Proficiency Rates

Embedded supports 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)...

9 Scary Stories to Teach in October: Free Texts for Middle and High School

Nine free CommonLit texts for grades 6-12, from a nursery that makes its own lions to a headless horseman, plus what each one teaches best. Every October, a student...

CommonLit 360 Foundations: Building Background Knowledge to Build Buy-In through Discussions, Slide Decks, and More

Here at CommonLit, we have four Guiding Principles that represent our foundational beliefs about teaching and learning. Our team of curriculum writers—all experienced former educators—have carefully developed CommonLit...

CommonLit 360 Foundations: Making Thinking Visible through Writing and Grammar

Here at CommonLit, we have four Guiding Principles that represent our foundational beliefs about teaching and learning. Our team of curriculum writers—all experienced former educators—have carefully developed CommonLit...

CommonLit 360 Foundations: Empowering Students to be Leaders of their Learning

Here at CommonLit, we have four Guiding Principles that represent our foundational beliefs about teaching and learning. Our curriculum team—all experienced former educators—have carefully developed CommonLit 360 to...