CommonLit 360

Building Consensus Around Your Next ELA Curriculum Through a CommonLit Pilot

Making a confident curriculum decision is a major investment. Once you begin the adoption process, it requires time to review your options, determine what will work best for your school,...

The Science of Reading: What It Is, What It Demands, and How CommonLit 360 Delivers It

Learn how CommonLit 360 is aligned to the Science of Reading’s best practices for teaching reading comprehension to secondary students. What the Science of Reading Actually Is The “science...

How to Help Your School Pilot CommonLit’s Full Program

Choosing the right curriculum is one of the most important decisions a school makes. Teachers and leaders want to know how materials support real classroom instruction, how students respond to...

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...

CommonLit 360 in 12th Grade: Independence, Belonging, and the Search for Meaning

Explore what a year looks like in a 12th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Twelfth graders engage with the year-long theme of Independence and Belonging, exploring cultural conflict, self-determination, the need...

CommonLit 360 in 11th Grade: Examining the American Dream

Explore what a year looks like in a 11th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Eleventh grade invites students to analyze the evolution of the American Dream, including its ideals and contradictions....

CommonLit 360 in 10th Grade: Finding Your Voice

Explore what a year looks like in a 10th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Tenth graders engage with the year-long theme of Finding Your Voice through characters who face moral dilemmas...

CommonLit 360 in 9th Grade: Civic Responsibility and Our Role in Society

Explore what a year looks like in a 9th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Ninth graders engaging with the year-long theme of Civic Responsibility ponder their rights and duties in our...

CommonLit 360 in 8th Grade: Courage, Justice, and Understanding Complex Issues

Explore what a year looks like in a 8th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Eighth grade invites students into exciting and moving stories that challenge them to think deeply about courage,...

CommonLit 360 in 7th Grade: Identity and Belonging

Explore what a year looks like in a 7th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Seventh grade is a time when students begin asking deeper questions about who they are and how...

CommonLit 360 in 6th Grade: A Year of Change, Growth, and Meaningful Work

Explore what a year looks like in a 6th grade CommonLit 360 classroom Sixth grade centers on change—in ourselves, in others, and in the world around us. Students are...

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...

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...

Student Reading Growth During the 2024-2025 School Year

A study of the 2024-2025 school year showed that CommonLit usage predicted reading growth CommonLit conducts an annual study that examines the reading growth of students who took the CommonLit...

CommonLit 360 Edition 2.0 for grades 11-12 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...

CommonLit 360 Edition 2.0 for grades 9-10 is here!

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...

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 is...

How to Advocate for CommonLit 360 at Your School

Learn how to confidently advocate for CommonLit 360 at your school or district. Teachers know what works. Every day, you see what motivates your students, what supports real growth, and...

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...

CommonLit 360 Foundations: Learning Together through Peer Feedback, Partner Work, and Presentation Prep

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...

CommonLit 360 Foundations: It’s Not an Argument, It’s a Debate: Speaking and Listening in CommonLit 360

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...

Supporting Struggling Readers with CommonLit 360

Vocabulary activities, differentiated reading lessons, scaffolded writing, and more to accelerate learning for all students. Teaching ELA units to struggling readers can be daunting. CommonLit 360 is intentionally designed to...

CommonLit 360 Supports Multilingual Learners and Boosts Proficiency Rates

Embedded supports 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)...

CommonLit 360 Foundations: Building Background Knowledge to Build Buy-In through Discussions, Slide Decks, and More

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...

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...