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Improvements in students’ writing scores related to CommonLit use

Study demonstrates a relationship between CommonLit use and student writing growth A study of students’ writing growth at 22 research partner schools in two states during the 2022-2023 school...

How Cape Fear MS builds confident communicators with CommonLit 360

One glance into Melissa Merritt’s ELA classroom was all that was needed to recognize something special: Eighth grade students sat clustered at table groups, fervently debating the fine line...

CommonLit 360 Makes Accelerated Learning Achievable

Close the performance gap with grade-level content along with strong instruction and support Reading Scores Drop. Students Performing at Lowest Levels in 50 years. Scores are Sinking! Since the...

Everything You Need to Know about CommonLit's All-Green EdReports Rating for Grades 6-8

EdReports is a nonprofit organization that independently reviews instructional materials for K-12 education. With the mission of supporting educators in identifying high quality instructional materials, the EdReports content review...

Students Using CommonLit Saw Significant Reading Gains of 2-6 Additional Months of Learning

A new evaluation of CommonLit shows significantly higher reading growth for students in CommonLit classrooms Exciting reading gains were observed in a recent study on CommonLit’s efficacy in 531...

Announcing: CommonLit 360 for Middle School Earns All-Green EdReports Rating

We’re proud to announce that CommonLit 360 for grades 6-8 has received a top rating from EdReports, with all-green scores in every gateway. A green score represents...

CommonLit 360 Provides Complete ELA Resources for grades 6-12

An engaging curriculum featuring integrated reading and writing lessons, vocabulary, discussion opportunities and more With the recent publication of the latest CommonLit 360 units for juniors and seniors, the full-...

Jumpstart Your CommonLit 360 Adoption with On-Site Professional Development

CommonLit 360 Foundations Jumpstart PD CommonLit is excited to introduce our newest professional development offering — Foundations Jumpstart! Our expert facilitators will provide on-site, hands-on guidance over two days,...

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,...

Windows and Mirrors in Literature | Diverse Stories on CommonLit

Our library provides an array of texts that serve as windows and mirrors, to help students both see themselves and learn about others in the literature they explore in class....

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

Top 5 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...

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’...

Improve Reading Comprehension and Track Formative Data with Target Lessons

With CommonLit’s Target Lessons, students develop critical and transferable reading skills while educators seamlessly track formative skill-based data. When students master high-leverage and transferable reading skills, it...

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...

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...

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...

Everything You Need to Present CommonLit 360 at Your School

Be a teacher advocate – help bring CommonLit 360 to your school or district with this informative, ready-made presentation to share with administrators and stakeholders Do you love CommonLit 360...

What Does It Mean to Work at CommonLit?

As a rapidly growing literacy curriculum provider, CommonLit seeks to hire the best and the brightest to help foster this growth. Here are some great examples of what it means...

CommonLit's Impact Over the Last 10 Years

This December, CommonLit will celebrate its 10th Anniversary since its founding in 2013  This journey has been so rewarding as teachers around the world have embraced CommonLit and brought it...