Windows and Mirrors in Literature | Diverse Stories on CommonLit Our library provides an array of texts that serve as windows and mirrors, to help students both see themselves and learn about others in the literature they explore in class.... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin April 1, 2024 · 4 min read
Analyzing Individual Student Performance with CommonLit Diving into an individual student’s data is a great way for teachers to develop a deep understanding of the student’s strengths and areas for growth. By analyzing different... Allie Liotta Allie Liotta August 23, 2023 · 4 min read
What Are Common Teaching Methods Used By Teachers That Boost Classroom Engagement? CommonLit is on a mission to empower educators to better support their students by optimizing teaching practices. Through CommonLit’s online digital literacy program, teachers gain access to thousands of... Nadia Johnson Nadia Johnson June 26, 2023 · 3 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
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... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin February 23, 2023 · 8 min read
3 Ways to Use CommonLit in Social Studies Classrooms Check out these strategies for effectively using CommonLit in social studies classrooms! Literacy is an essential component of social studies classes, but it can be really hard to find relevant,... Allie Liotta Allie Liotta February 7, 2023 · 3 min read
Elevate Instruction in Spanish Immersion and World Language Classes with CommonLit Español CommonLit Español has over 1000 Spanish texts. The library features a variety of literary and informational texts by influential authors and poets like Alma Flor Ada, Federico García Lorca, and... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin January 25, 2023 · 4 min read
All the Ways CommonLit Supports English Language Learners CommonLit’s free digital literacy program helps support English language Learners with digital accessibility tools, scaffolded reading comprehension, explicit vocabulary instruction, and more. CommonLit’s free online digital literacy program... Olivia Franklin Olivia Franklin December 12, 2022 · 4 min read
4 Ways to Use CommonLit to Support Differentiation Innovative ways CommonLit's literacy program supports differentiation in the classroom Differentiation — a buzzword in education that can mean many different things. Small-group instruction. One-on-one support. Different versions of... Amanda Riddle Amanda Riddle October 18, 2022 · 4 min read
CommonLit: Built for All Learners Text-to-speech, translation in over 30 languages, digital annotations, scaffolded comprehension questions, and more are available on CommonLit. “I teach students from our lowest performers to our honors students, and I... Amanda Riddle Amanda Riddle August 28, 2022 · 4 min read
5 Strategies to Increase Motivation and Engagement in the Classroom Challenge all of your students with CommonLit's compelling reading curriculum to increase motivation and engagement in the classroom The best lesson is one that challenges students without overwhelming... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher July 14, 2022 · 3 min read
CommonLit for Co-Teachers Tips for adding a co-teacher to your classes on CommonLit At CommonLit, we believe that with the right support, all students can access high-quality, rigorous texts. Students are more successful... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher January 14, 2022 · 6 min read
3 Ways to Maximize Student Learning with CommonLit Engage students in meaningful learning with these three purposeful strategies! As teachers, we always want to make sure students are engaged in meaningful learning. It’s important to provide them... Allie Liotta Allie Liotta December 23, 2021 · 3 min read
Easy Tips for Data Analysis with CommonLit Analyzing student performance is easy with CommonLit’s data tracking tools for teachers and administrators! Developing a deep understanding of student data is critical for all educators. It helps teachers... Allie Liotta Allie Liotta November 16, 2021 · 3 min read
Encourage Students to Embrace a Growth Mindset Use CommonLit’s library and data tools to help students learn from their mistakes! Creating a classroom culture where mistakes are celebrated is a great way to promote student progress.... Allie Liotta Allie Liotta November 15, 2021 · 5 min read
5 Ways CommonLit Helps Teachers Monitor Student Understanding CommonLit’s technology helps teachers understand how students are growing. Providing students with targeted feedback is critically important. It helps to hold students accountable, makes them realize that you care... Allie Liotta Allie Liotta November 15, 2021 · 5 min read
Strategically Utilizing CommonLit Lessons to Track Meaningful Data as a Team Embed CommonLit’s lessons into your district’s curriculum to facilitate data driven instruction & progress monitoring. Schools and district administrators are constantly bombarded with data. With many teachers assigning... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher September 1, 2021 · 4 min read
3 Ways to Effectively Use CommonLit's Annotation Tool with Students CommonLit’s annotation tool is a great way to have students interact with a text! Annotating a text is an important way for students to track their thinking about what... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher August 4, 2019 · 5 min read
Making Meaning out of Standards Performance Data Leverage CommonLit’s standards data for individual students The most important thing for a teacher to know is how her students are doing. A good teacher understands this, and has... Geoff Harcourt Geoff Harcourt April 29, 2019 · 6 min read
5 Steps for Great Extended Constructed Responses In this post, teacher Cara Popecki gives tips to make writing effective, collaborative, and fun. It’s on every major college readiness and state exam, and it also elicits the... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher May 2, 2018 · 4 min read
Leveraging Guided Reading Mode The best tool for reading comprehension As a right-brained English teacher, I did not jump for joy when it came to grading and analyzing data. Although I knew that data-driven... Rob Fleisher Rob Fleisher August 1, 2017 · 5 min read