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... Taryn Quaytman Taryn Quaytman July 22, 2024 · 4 min read
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 team... Elsie Coen Elsie Coen June 17, 2024 · 4 min read
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 the highest... Elsie Coen Elsie Coen May 16, 2024 · 2 min read
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 23 research partner schools in three states during the 2022-2023 school year... Tina Nguyen, PhD Tina Nguyen, PhD October 11, 2024 · 5 min read
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... Taryn Quaytman Taryn Quaytman July 22, 2024 · 4 min read
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... Taryn Quaytman Taryn Quaytman July 18, 2024 · 5 min read
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 team... Elsie Coen Elsie Coen June 17, 2024 · 4 min read
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... Tina Nguyen, PhD Tina Nguyen, PhD May 30, 2024 · 4 min read
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 the highest... Elsie Coen Elsie Coen May 16, 2024 · 2 min read
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-year... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo May 14, 2024 · 5 min read
Bring CommonLit 360 to Your Schools with School Essentials PRO Plus Get the professional learning, unit assessments and data tracking your team needs to successfully implement CommonLit’s comprehensive ELA curriculum! At CommonLit, we’re committed to ensuring that all students... Amanda Riddle Amanda Riddle May 13, 2024 · 5 min read
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, study guides,... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo April 24, 2024 · 4 min read
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 knew... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo April 23, 2024 · 4 min read
CommonLit 360 Supports English Language Learners and Boosts Proficiency Rates Easy-to-access tools 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)... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo March 28, 2024 · 6 min read
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 from... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo March 21, 2024 · 6 min read
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... Dorothy Hodges Dorothy Hodges February 19, 2024 · 7 min read
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... Cara Zatoris Cara Zatoris January 2, 2024 · 5 min read
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... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo December 14, 2023 · 3 min read
CommonLit Pilot Drives Student Growth and Strong Teacher Practice in Alpine School District, UT Pilot of CommonLit Leads to Student Growth When the Alpine School District outside of Provo, Utah, began searching for a new English Language Arts curriculum, they opted for a methodical... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo December 14, 2023 · 4 min read
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 and... Amanda Riddle Amanda Riddle December 13, 2023 · 2 min read
CommonLit 360: An ELA Curriculum that Accelerates Learning for All Students CommonLit’s comprehensive ELA curriculum for grades 6-12 comes with the professional learning, data tracking tools, and wraparound supports you need for seamless adoption. At CommonLit, we want every child... Allie Liotta Allie Liotta December 12, 2023 · 6 min read
5 Ways CommonLit 360’s Writing Instruction Helps Students' Confidence Study Shows Students' Writing Self-Efficacy Increases with CommonLit Teaching students how to write effectively is one of an English teacher’s most important and challenging tasks. Along with reading,... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo November 30, 2023 · 2 min read
Bring CommonLit to your district in 4 easy steps Exploring new curriculum options? Work with our team to try out CommonLit 360 with full support in your district. CommonLit 360 is a full-year standards-aligned ELA curriculum for grades 6-12... Amanda Riddle Amanda Riddle July 27, 2023 · 2 min read
Student Gains on Statewide English Language Arts Assessments Seen Year After Year for CommonLit 360 TN School District Blount County, TN saw incredible gains in their state English Language Arts Assessment scores. CommonLit is proud to share the English Language Arts Assessment result in a district that began... Michelle Brown Michelle Brown July 24, 2023 · 2 min read
CommonLit 360 Edition 2.0: Everything You Need to Know Exciting updates to CommonLit’s ELA curriculum for grades 6-8 The CommonLit 360 Curriculum Edition 2.0 for Middle School (grades 6-8) will be fully published by mid-July! Also, next... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin June 9, 2023 · 4 min read
CommonLit’s Professional Development Saves Teachers’ Time and Helps Them Effectively Implement 360 Looking to effectively implement CommonLit 360? CommonLit’s Professional Development modules set both teachers and students up for success. Get a quote CommonLit 360 is our research-backed ELA curriculum for... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin April 13, 2023 · 3 min read
CommonLit 360 Utilizes Best Practices to Develop Students' Vocabulary Skills Learn about the vocabulary assignments and quizzes that come with each CommonLit 360 unit. The link between literacy and vocabulary development is well-documented. Research shows that explicit instruction of high-yield... Cara Zatoris Cara Zatoris March 14, 2023 · 5 min read
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... Amanda Riddle Amanda Riddle March 13, 2023 · 2 min read