Teachers: We Hope These Distance Learning Units Can Help

We are here for you — our team developed units with high-interest texts, vocabulary activities, and writing lessons for any virtual learning model CommonLit’s Distance Learning Units were specifically...

Digital Instruction with CommonLit Webinar

This blog post features a recording of a recent webinar, helpful how-to videos, FAQ articles, blog posts, and more to help you make the most of CommonLit.org. Thank...

7 Ways to Improve Student Performance on CommonLit

Text-to-speech, translation in over 25 languages, digital annotations, scaffolded comprehension questions, and more are available on CommonLit to support reading growth. Our team at CommonLit believes that every...

CommonLit’s Guide for Administrators: SY 20-21

After schools began closing due to the spread of COVID-19, CommonLit’s mission of supporting educators with engaging digital learning resources became more urgent than ever before. At CommonLit,...

CommonLit's Summer Reading Challenge: Full List of Reading Lessons

In this blog post, we will provide a comprehensive list of texts for each of the 11 different reading lists for children in grades 3–12 along with discussion questions...

CommonLit's Summer Reading Challenge: How to Keep Students Motivated to Read Throughout the Summer

Set clear goals, track progress, and engage with your children as they complete CommonLit’s Summer Reading Challenge. We know how important it is to keep children reading outside of...

10 Exciting Improvements to CommonLit in 2020

2020 has been a year filled with unprecedented and profound challenges. At CommonLit, we have responded by working tirelessly to provide teachers with the high-quality resources and technology tools...

CommonLit's Summer Reading Challenge: Instructions for Getting Started

The CommonLit team has developed 11 engaging summer reading lists that your children can complete through CommonLit’s free Summer Reading Challenge. We’ve included instructions below on how your...

CommonLit's Professional Development Portal: On-Demand Trainings to Support Effective Literacy Instruction

Districts across the country are preparing for a very irregular start to the coming school year. Under normal circumstances, high-quality professional development can be costly and challenging to organize....

How Families Can Participate in CommonLit's Free Summer Reading Challenge

With summer right around the corner, the team at CommonLit is thinking about how to keep students reading at home to help prevent learning loss. Early research is showing that...

NYC Middle School Embraces CommonLit's Digital Curriculum Before and During COVID-19

Throughout the 2019–20 school year, CommonLit has been piloting it’s free Full-Year English Language Arts curriculum in five NYC middle schools. This soon-to-be-released curriculum...

Announcing CommonLit's Distance Learning Support Package

CommonLit’s mission of supporting educators with engaging digital learning resources is more urgent than ever before. To support schools and districts throughout SY 20–21, we’ve created our...

Middle & High Schools: Join a CommonLit 360 Curriculum Pilot

Learn about an opportunity to pilot the new CommonLit 360 units for grades 6–10 and get exclusive access to coaching, resources, assessments, and support for SY 2021–22 and...

DC Schools, Get Early Access to CommonLit's Guided Reading Sets!

You might already be familiar with CommonLit.org [http://commonlit.org/]: A free literacy program which includes over 2,000 English/Spanish reading lessons for grades 3–12 [https://www....

Monitor Student Learning & Stay In Touch During Remote Instruction

CommonLit’s digital platform allows teachers to check in on individual students as they complete a reading assignment. The CommonLit team is here to help schools that are coping with...

10 Texts About Human Kindness, Disease, Health, and Self-Care

Connect with your students over texts that encourage kindness and self-care in the face of widespread health concerns. The CommonLit team is here to help schools that are coping...

CommonLit's Guide to Accessibility for Schools, Districts, and States

CommonLit was founded in 2013 with the goal of providing every student in America with access to free and first-class reading and writing instruction. Since then, CommonLit.org’s...

A Reading Program Built for All Kids

Here at CommonLit, we believe that all students can become great readers. However, in order to reach their potential, they may need access to different tools. In this blog post,...

CommonLit Mini-Units: A Complete Solution to Support Virtual Learning

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The CommonLit team is here to help schools that are coping with closures related to COVID-19. CommonLit is 100% free for teachers, students, and parents. Check out our recent...

How to Turn Any CommonLit Lesson Into a Video Lesson

CommonLit’s digital library includes over 3,000 free reading passages for students in grades 3–12. The lessons can be assigned digitally through the platform or printed. The library...

These CommonLit Digital Features Make Remote Learning Possible

The CommonLit team is here to help schools no matter how they are starting the new school year. The CommonLit team is here for you. Our free reading program has...

Resources to Support Teleschool Plans: COVID-19

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The CommonLit team is here to help schools that are coping with closures related to COVID-19. In this blog post, we highlight strategies for using CommonLit digitally with students....

CommonLit's 360 Curriculum: Culturally-Responsive Materials

Our framework for creating culturally-responsive materials I. Our Mission CommonLit is a nonprofit organization. Our mission is to ensure that all students graduate high school with the reading, writing,...

A Big Announcement: CommonLit is building a full-course curriculum. Here's why.

CommonLit is excited to announce that it is developing a full-year OER curriculum for ELA. In this blog post, CommonLit’s Founder & CEO explains why CommonLit has made...

Get Early Access to CommonLit's Free Full-Year Curriculum for Grades 6–10

CommonLit is a nonprofit with a mission to raise student achievement and ensure that all students are on a path to college and career readiness. We are best known for...