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... Michelle Brown Michelle Brown January 7, 2026 · 7 min read
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.... Michelle Brown Michelle Brown March 7, 2025 · 2 min read
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... Michelle Brown Michelle Brown December 11, 2023 · 1 min read
How To Make Sure Your Company Culture Doesn't Break You “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” This post was originally published in Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/fastforward/2018/06/20/how-to-make-sure-your-company-culture-doesnt-break-... Michelle Brown Michelle Brown June 20, 2018 · 3 min read
Celebrate Women with These 10 Reading Passages Women trailblazers, authors, poets, and characters that will inspire your classroom In fifth grade, I dressed up as Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean,... Michelle Brown Michelle Brown March 3, 2018 · 5 min read
The Instructional Design Behind CommonLit's Viral Reading Program 6 of the best practices that inform our tools & resources The phrase “best practices” gets thrown around a lot in education, particularly when it comes to teaching literacy. So... Michelle Brown Michelle Brown January 11, 2018 · 4 min read
The Hidden Power Of A Nonprofit Business Model “In a nonprofit model, you have the freedom to focus on pure impact with no caveats.” This post was originally published in Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/fastforward/2017/... Michelle Brown Michelle Brown September 19, 2017 · 4 min read
