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8 Meaningful Memoirs for Middle School

Reading memoirs can help students grow their empathy and understanding of others’ perspectives. Here are 8 memoirs to incorporate into your ELA curriculum to engage your students in the experiences...

Positive Relationship between CommonLit Usage and State ELA Scores in Maryland

At Harford County Public Schools, students’ state ELA test scores were associated with their CommonLit usage.  Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) in Maryland entered a research partnership with CommonLit to...

How Blount County School District Drastically Improved Outcomes for All Students with CommonLit 360

Explore research that demonstrates how a partnership with CommonLit can positively impact students and teachers CommonLit is dedicated to helping schools and districts use our highly affordable, comprehensive, and easy-...

7 Short Poems with Figurative Language For Middle and High School Students

Incorporate poems with figurative language into your upcoming poetry unit and boost student reading comprehension with assessment and discussion questions. Got an upcoming poetry unit? CommonLit offers dozens of poems...

CommonLit 360 Foundations: Bringing a Lesson to Life with a Structured, not Scripted Curriculum

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: How CommonLit 360 Improves Students’ Skills While Uplifting Teacher Expertise

Exploring how CommonLit 360 was designed to build direct instruction right into every lesson, while still empowering teachers to bring their expertise, creativity, and personal touch to the classroom....

CommonLit 360 Foundations: The Magic of the Teacher x Curriculum Partnership

Creating high-quality ELA curriculum materials takes a lot of time. At CommonLit, we believe teachers deserve a partner in this work, not a script or a pile of disconnected resources....

7 Science Fiction Short Stories for Secondary Students

Looking for the best science fiction short stories to add to your ELA curriculum? Here are texts to get your secondary students engaged in reading! Set in the future, dystopian...

7 Free Reading Passages That Hook 3rd and 4th Graders

Seven free CommonLit reading passages for 3rd and 4th grade, from a ballerina's story to a talking cave, plus what each one teaches best. When I taught 3rd...

Help High School Students Grow as Writers with These Argumentative Articles

Sparking student interest is sometimes best done with a bit of controversy. That’s why we’ve collected some of our most engaging argumentative articles for high school students. Each...

7 Engaging Myths for Secondary Students

Exposing students to classic mythology can be daunting. That’s why we’ve put together a roundup of engaging myths from our digital literacy program that both teachers and students...

7 Satirical Lessons for Your Classroom

Introduce satire with these playful, yet thought-provoking, satirical articles! These satire examples from famous authors like Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, and Johnathan Swift will introduce students to how authors...

Everything You Need to Know about CommonLit's Free Diagnostic 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:...

CommonLit 360 Foundations: Supporting Rigor and Engagement with Thematically Focused Units

How thematically-focused units support rigorous text engagement....

CommonLit 360 Foundations: The Power of Vertical Coherence

Why a strong core curriculum is a game-changer for schools....

CommonLit 360 Foundations: Empowering Every Learner

Unlocking grade-level success in CommonLit 360 with scaffolds and supports....

A Letter From Our Founder: Unveiling the CommonLit Rebrand

CommonLit has reached an exciting turning point. When you navigate to CommonLit, you’ll notice that things look a lot different – that’s on purpose, and we hope you like it....

CommonLit: Built for All Learners

Text-to-speech, translation in over 30 languages, digital annotations, scaffolded comprehension questions, and more are available on CommonLit. “I teach students from our lowest performers to our honors students,...

Announcing New CommonLit 360 Units for Grades 9 and 10

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

Embracing Change: How an expert teacher grew to trust CommonLit 360

0:00 /1:46 1× When Jennifer Fuller joined the Lakewood Middle School team in September 2023, there was excitement in the air. The previous fall, Lakewood Middle School adopted...

CommonLit Integrates with Canvas

Learn about the benefits of this powerful LMS integration and how you can unlock it for your team. At CommonLit, we’re committed to ensuring that our award-winning digital...

Unlock Training, Tech Integrations, and Priority Customer Support to Ensure Success with CommonLit

CommonLit's hassle-free onboarding process makes it easy for teachers to quickly begin using CommonLit’s full digital literacy program. Adopting a new ed-tech program always feels...

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...

CommonLit’s Assessment Series Can Provide a Preview for High Stakes End-of-Year Exams

Imagine this…it’s springtime, and your school is in full-on test prep mode. Teachers have spent massive amounts of time and energy making sure students are well-equipped...

Student Reading Growth During the 2023-2024 School Year

A study of the 2023-2024 school year showed that CommonLit usage predicted reading growth CommonLit conducted a study of the 2023-2024 school year that included usage and achievement...