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Students Using CommonLit Saw Significant Reading Gains of 2-6 Additional Months of Learning

A new evaluation of CommonLit shows significantly higher reading growth for students in CommonLit classrooms Exciting reading gains were observed in a recent study on CommonLit’s efficacy in 531...

ESSA Tier II Study: CommonLit Use by 7th Grade Students in a Florida District

Seventh grade students who used CommonLit scored higher on the Florida FAST than students who did not use CommonLit Recent findings from a 2022–23 study of CommonLit meet ESSA...

How to Teach Writing Across All Grade Levels

Learn best practices on improving writing instruction and building students’ writing confidence In a survey of 3rd to 8th grade teachers, nearly half of the respondents indicated that they don’...

Significant Reading Growth with CommonLit at Schools Eligible for Title I Funding

Students learning with CommonLit at Title I eligible schools saw significant gains in their reading abilities CommonLit’s mission is to help all students – especially those who have been historically...

CommonLit Assessments are Strongly Predictive of State Test Results in New York and Florida

Researchers find positive correlation between Assessment Series and end-of-year state tests Two recent studies discovered meaningful and positive correlations between how students performed on CommonLit's Assessment Series benchmark...

Increased CommonLit 360 Usage Highly Correlated to NY State Assessment Success

A study in collaboration with LearnPlatform by Instructure shows impressive growth with the use of CommonLit 360 Researchers found that students using CommonLit’s lesson library and the CommonLit 360...

CommonLit Usage and Reading Growth in NYC Schools

Recent data from 26 NYC middle schools demonstrate a significant link between CommonLit 360 usage and students’ reading growth. A new study of CommonLit 360 in 26 middle schools in...

Informing Instruction with Formative Data & Assessments

It’s the day of a huge unit test or summative exam, and students have been preparing for weeks. They submit their answers and breathe a sigh of relief that...

CommonLit’s Free Resources and Affordable Support Packages are Designed to Help Student Reading Growth Skyrocket

CommonLit is committed to providing schools access to an ever-expanding library of texts to ensure students engage in high-quality, rigorous, and research-based reading lessons. Our affordable support packages are designed...

NEW: CommonLit Español Study Shows Increased Student Reading Growth Connected to Teacher Professional Development

This exciting new study demonstrates the effectiveness of CommonLit Español when paired with teacher professional development. CommonLit Español offers over 1000 texts in Spanish, including literary and informational texts by...

CommonLit 360 Demonstrates Positive Gains on Student Reading Achievement and Teacher Practice

A study in collaboration with Mathematica shows impressive student and teacher growth with the use of CommonLit 360 CommonLit 360 is our comprehensive ELA curriculum for grades 6-12. Each unit...

CommonLit 360 Drives Academic Improvement in NYC Schools

A study of CommonLit 360 across 11 middle schools shows strong growth in reading achievement among kids utilizing the curriculum. CommonLit 360 is CommonLit’s high-quality, engaging, and full-year English...

How Blount County School District Drastically Improved Outcomes for All Students with CommonLit 360

Explore research that demonstrates how a partnership with CommonLit can positively impact students and teachers CommonLit is dedicated to helping schools and districts use our highly affordable, comprehensive, and easy-to-implement...

Everything You Need to Know about CommonLit’s Free Reading Assessment and Premium Assessment Series

We know that it is critically important for teachers to collect accurate data on student reading performance. At CommonLit, we’re excited to offer two options to teachers and schools:...

Research Shows Accelerated Reading Comprehension Gains with CommonLit

Learn all about the benefits of implementing CommonLit’s evidence-based digital literacy program and benchmark assessments. Today, we’re thrilled to announce that students with higher usage of CommonLit’s...

CommonLit's Commitment to Being "Free and Open"

How CommonLit uses Creative Commons licenses to open up their educational resources CommonLit provides teachers and students with educational materials that are free and open, forever. Why? Because we believe...

Usage of CommonLit Linked to Greater Student Gains

We hired an external research team to measure CommonLit’s effectiveness. We are thrilled to share the story of our impact. CommonLit’s nonprofit mission is to build the best...

How To Make Sure Your Company Culture Doesn't Break You

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” This post was originally published in Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/fastforward/2018/06/20/how-to-make-sure-your-company-culture-doesnt-break-you/#25e2468b6ae0] on June 20, 2018. I have always...

The Instructional Design Behind CommonLit's Viral Reading Program

6 of the best practices that inform our tools & resources The phrase “best practices” gets thrown around a lot in education, particularly when it comes to teaching literacy. So...

The Hidden Power Of A Nonprofit Business Model

“In a nonprofit model, you have the freedom to focus on pure impact with no caveats.” This post was originally published in Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/fastforward/2017/...