Alyssa Harsha

Two student read Lois Lowry's The Giver in a classroom.

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

Here at CommonLit, we have 4 Guiding Principles that represent our foundational beliefs about teaching and learning. Our curriculum team - all experienced former educators - have carefully developed CommonLit...

Alyssa Harsha

October 6, 2025 6 min read

A student working on her digital CommonLit 360 writing lesson.

CommonLit 360 Foundations: Making Thinking Visible through Writing and Grammar

Here at CommonLit, we have 4 Guiding Principles that represent our foundational beliefs about teaching and learning. Our team of curriculum writers - all experienced former educators - have carefully...

Alyssa Harsha

August 4, 2025 6 min read

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....

Alyssa Harsha

May 22, 2025 5 min read

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

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

Alyssa Harsha

April 7, 2025 3 min read

A teacher assisting a student with their CommonLit 360 assignment.

CommonLit 360 Edition 2.0 for grades 9-10 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 researched-based instructional...

Alyssa Harsha

February 21, 2025 5 min read

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