Track Student Performance with CommonLit Interim Assessments

“Year-end tests are autopsies, not assessments: they explain what went wrong after it is too late to change course.” — Paul Bambrick-Santoyo in “Leveraging Leadership” At CommonLit, we believe...

Spark Reading Growth in Your District with CommonLit Formative Insights

You might already be familiar with CommonLit.org, a free website which includes over 2,000 English/Spanish reading lessons for grades 3–12. CommonLit.org has become a go-...

You're Invited: DC Schools, Get Early Access to CommonLit's Guided Reading Curriculum for Students with Disabilities and Below-Level Readers

You might already be familiar with CommonLit.org: A free website which includes over 2,000 English/Spanish reading lessons for grades 3–12. It’s become a go-to...

CommonLit's Curriculum Newsletter: October 22, 2019

Welcome back! This newsletter is the best way for teachers piloting CommonLit’s new curriculum to stay in the loop on how to get the most out of CommonLit’s...

CommonLit's Curriculum Newsletter: October 3, 2019

Welcome back! This newsletter is the best way for teachers piloting CommonLit’s new curriculum to stay in the loop on recently released units, updates about new features on the...

Get a Clear Picture of Student Progress with Unit Assessments

In each CommonLit unit, there are countless opportunities for teachers to gather formative data on student performance through: * During Reading questions in every reading lesson * Exit Tickets that include a...

Using Data from CommonLit's Interim Assessments to Drive Instruction

CommonLit’s Interim Assessments are a great way to assess student reading and writing ability. These assessments include 20–30 questions that cover a range of standards on literary and...

Announcing: CommonLit now offers 6 SEL texts from The Jed Foundation

Use these six SEL lessons from The Jed Foundation to discuss critical social and emotional health themes with your class CommonLit is thrilled to announce that we’ve partnered with...

CommonLit's Curriculum Newsletter: September 17, 2019

Welcome back! This newsletter is the best way for teachers piloting CommonLit’s new curriculum to stay in the loop on recently released units, updates about new features on the...

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with these 9 Texts

Pieces written by and about various US Latinos and Latin Americans To help pay tribute to amazing Hispanic authors, poets, and social activists, we put together a collection of 9...

Using During-Reading Questions in CommonLit's Full-Year Curriculum

We’re so excited that you’ve started using CommonLit’s ELA curriculum! As you’ve probably noticed, each reading lesson comes with questions that students answer and discuss as...

16 CommonLit Texts with Multi-Select Assessment Questions

Give your students the chance to practice multi-select multiple choice questions throughout the school year! CommonLit’s library of free lessons allow students to practice multi-select, Part A/...

CommonLit's Curriculum Pilot Newsletter: August 29, 2019

Welcome back to school! This newsletter is the best way for teachers piloting CommonLit’s new curriculum to stay in the loop on recently released units, updates about new features...

Welcome to CommonLit's Full-Year Curriculum Pilot Program!

This newsletter is designed for teachers and administrators who are piloting CommonLit’s full-year curriculum during the 2019–20 academic year. Several times per month, our instructional support team...

12 CommonLit Texts Elementary School Teachers Will Love

New to CommonLit? A long-time CommonLit fan looking to refresh your lesson plans? Use these amazing texts in your elementary school classes! New unit time: a blur of lesson...

15 CommonLit Texts High School Teachers Will Love

New to CommonLit? A long-time user looking to refresh your lesson plans? Use these texts in your high school classes! CommonLit is a digital literacy program with over 2,...

Annotations, Google Classroom Gradebook, & More: What's New on CommonLit

An Overview of the Best New Features for the New School Year It’s August, that hazy summer month when the air is mixed with the smell of barbecue, sunscreen…...

Best Practices for Using CommonLit Vocabulary Lessons

As teachers, we know that it’s critical for our students to have a vast vocabulary. The more words that our students know, the more readily they’re able to...

Opportunity to Pilot CommonLit's Free Curriculum

CommonLit is a nonprofit that operates a high-quality free online library of over 1,500 standards-aligned English Language Arts texts and lessons. Currently, over 10 million teachers and...

Opportunity to Pilot CommonLit's New Intervention for Struggling Readers

CommonLit is a nonprofit that operates a high-quality free online library of over 1,500 CCSS-aligned English Language Arts texts and lessons. Currently, over 9 million teachers and...

Why One District Leader Chooses CommonLit's Interim Assessments

Terri Bradshaw is the Secondary Literacy Coach (6–12) for Blount County Schools In Tennessee. For this Q&A, Terri spoke with CommonLit’s Director of School Partnerships, Rob...

CommonLit's Interim Assessments Produce Actionable Data

How CommonLit’s team makes valid, reliable assessments Interim Assessments play a critical role in school districts. They are used to inform curriculum changes, identify student learning gaps, and to...

How CommonLit's Curriculum and Assessments Helped Spark Drastic Gains

Jayne VanNosdall is the Curriculum Supervisor of English (6–12) for Brick Township Public Schools in New Jersey. For this Q&A, Jayne spoke with CommonLit’s Director of...

Announcing: CommonLit is now a Premier Partner of Google for Education

CommonLit’s coursework integration enhances Google Classroom student experience Washington, DC — CommonLit, a free online reading program for students in grades 3–12, is excited to announce it is now...

CommonLit's Next Frontier: Building High-Quality Curriculum

When CommonLit’s website first launched in 2014, the organization had an ambitious goal — provide teachers with access to high-quality reading passages. Five years later, CommonLit has grown in...