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... Amanda Riddle Amanda Riddle March 15, 2020 · 6 min read
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.... Michelle Brown Michelle Brown March 9, 2020 · 3 min read
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, critical... Michelle Brown Michelle Brown March 3, 2020 · 4 min read
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 this... Michelle Brown Michelle Brown March 3, 2020 · 4 min read
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... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher February 3, 2020 · 5 min read
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 that teachers... Bryn Bogan Bryn Bogan January 27, 2020 · 3 min read
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-to... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher January 23, 2020 · 3 min read
Promueva tres buenos propósitos de año nuevo en sus estudiantes Al inicio del año es muy común plantearse metas que deseamos alcanzar para ser mejores, después de reflexionar y hacer un balance de lo que se hizo a lo largo... Agustina Moppett Agustina Moppett January 15, 2020 · 4 min read
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 resource... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher January 3, 2020 · 4 min read
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... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher October 21, 2019 · 2 min read
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... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher October 2, 2019 · 2 min read
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... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher September 27, 2019 · 4 min read
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... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher September 27, 2019 · 2 min read
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... Allie Liotta Allie Liotta September 22, 2019 · 4 min read
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... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher September 16, 2019 · 2 min read
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... Agustina Moppett Agustina Moppett September 16, 2019 · 5 min read
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... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher September 12, 2019 · 4 min read
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/Part B... Amanda Riddle Amanda Riddle September 4, 2019 · 5 min read
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... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher August 28, 2019 · 3 min read
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 will... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher August 13, 2019 · 2 min read
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 2,600... Amanda Riddle Amanda Riddle August 12, 2019 · 7 min read
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 planning,... Amanda Riddle Amanda Riddle August 12, 2019 · 5 min read
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…... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher August 4, 2019 · 4 min read
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... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher July 31, 2019 · 6 min read
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 students use... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher March 20, 2019 · 2 min read