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CommonLit School Essentials PRO Unlocks Best Use of the CommonLit 360 Curriculum

​​​​Access school-wide data tracking, professional development, and CommonLit’s Assessment Series to make your rollout of the CommonLit 360 Curriculum a success. The 360 ELA curriculum is a game-changer for teachers of students in grades 6–12. Each 360 unit is tied together with an essential question that is designed

CommonLit's Limited Edition Fall Special Package: Affordable, Easy, and Everything Your District Needs to Effectively Roll Out CommonLit

Give your team the rostering, training, and Professional Development support they need to effectively use CommonLit’s full digital program — all for the affordable price of $1,000 per school. Has your school or district decided to use CommonLit’s digital program this school year? If so, our Limited Edition:

CommonLit Partnerships in Latin America

CommonLit.org has been a beloved staple of reading and writing instruction in the United States since 2016, when the reading program launched as a digital platform in English. This program quickly grew through teacher word of mouth and has reached students in over 75 percent of American public schools.

What’s New on CommonLit in 2021?

Brand new content, improved accessibility tools, new features and more! It’s that time of year again — back to school! After a year of navigating the pandemic, altered school schedules, and adjusting to remote learning, we hope that you have had some much-deserved time to reset and recharge. The team

10 Inspiring Texts to Start the New School Year

Start the new year with these inspiring texts about education. For students, coming back from summer vacation means getting back into the swing of things with school routines, teachers, and peers. This fall, mix up your back-to-school agenda and inspire your students with 10 CommonLit texts about how learning can

Training and Professional Development Opportunities with CommonLit

Learn all about CommonLit’s free training opportunities and Professional Development packages for schools. Here at CommonLit, we’re committed to ensuring that teachers and administrators have the training and Professional Development they need to seamlessly and effectively utilize CommonLit with their students. Throughout the school year, CommonLit will be

Everything You Need to Know about CommonLit's Free Diagnostic 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: the CommonLit Free Diagnostic Assessment and the CommonLit Assessment Series. In this blog post, we’ll tell you everything you

5 Ways that CommonLit 360 Supports English Language Learners

CommonLit’s free curriculum for grades 6–12 supports English Language Learners with explicit vocabulary instruction, scaffolded comprehension and accessibility tools, and differentiated lesson options — all with an inclusion lens. CommonLit 360 [https://www.commonlit.org/en/library/units] is a comprehensive curriculum for grades 6–12, freely available to

Young Adult Fiction Writers: Call for Submissions!

About CommonLit CommonLit is an educational technology nonprofit based in Washington, DC, dedicated to advancing children’s literacy and preparing all students for success in college and beyond. Our free online library features over 2,400 high quality reading passages for grades 3–12. Our Ask We are currently seeking

Call For High Profile Authors

Build CommonLit’s free library for millions of students and teachers by writing a short story for publication About CommonLit CommonLit is an educational technology nonprofit based in Washington, DC, dedicated to advancing children’s literacy and preparing all students for success in college and beyond. CommonLit serves 7 million

The CommonLit and Georgia State University Readability Prize Project

Our Commitment to Research At CommonLit, we believe that it is our responsibility to add to the learning and education research fields, and involve stakeholders like teachers and students directly in this process whenever possible. Internally, our cross-disciplinary Cognitive Science Reading Group [https://blog.commonlit.org/putting-cognitive-science-research-to-practice-part-i-5446c961690c] translates cutting edge

Affordable Professional Development to Support an Effective Rollout of CommonLit 360

Learn about the on-demand Professional Development that CommonLit has designed to support your team’s use of our new comprehensive ELA curriculum, CommonLit 360 CommonLit is thrilled to announce the release of the CommonLit 360 Curriculum [https://www.commonlit.org/en/library/units]! This is a free, comprehensive ELA curriculum

Tips for Test Prep with CommonLit in 2021

Practical tips for leveraging CommonLit’s library and flexible assignments to give your students additional practice Weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Education made an important announcement regarding state testing for SY 20–21 [https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/22/22296173/biden-administration-state-tests]; states will be given increased flexibility

Introducing the CommonLit Assessment Series

CommonLit's Assessment Series was introduced during the '21-'22 school year. For updated information about CommonLit's Assessment Series for the '23-'24 school year, please click here. This spring, our team is proud to announce the release of our Post-Assessment — an assessment that has been carefully designed to complement CommonLit’s popular

Sneak Peek: CommonLit 360 Curriculum, Coming June 2021

If you love CommonLit, you’re going to really love this: We have launched a free, comprehensive, ELA curriculum for grades 6–12! CL360 includes: reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and discussion lessons. Let’s get started —you can join an intro webinar to learn more [https://zoom.us/webinar/register/

NEW Short Stories on CommonLit for Middle School Students

Exciting reading passages have been added to CommonLit’s library for grades 5–8 from famous authors like Sandra Cisneros, Neil Gaiman, and more! The CommonLit team is excited to announce that over the next few months we will be adding dozens of new stories to our library — including five

Wrapping Up 2020 at CommonLit

Reflecting on new features, exciting new content in our library, and our commitment to giving students and teachers high-quality resources. Simply put, it’s been a year. Between a global pandemic, nationwide protests for racial justice, and remote working and learning, 2020 is a year that teachers and students worldwide

Ignite Reading Growth with CommonLit School Essentials and CommonLit School Essentials PRO

This blog has been archived. To find the latest information for School Essentials PRO, please check out this blog post [https://www.commonlit.org/blog/spark-reading-growth-with-commonlit-school-essentials-pro-998dd782e421/] . CommonLit’s new Assessment Series with three benchmark exams for grades 3-12, admin-facing data, and a personalized onboarding experience You might already be familiar

NEW Short Stories on CommonLit for Elementary and Middle School Students

Exciting new short stories for grades 4-8 from famous authors like Gary Soto, Meg Medina, and more! The CommonLit team is excited to announce that over the next few months we will be adding dozens of new stories to our library [https://www.commonlit.org/en/library]. Today, we are

CommonLit's Assessment Series Empowers Schools with Actionable Data

Three benchmark assessments for grades 3–12 available to track & monitor student progress at the school and district level. CommonLit is proud to offer the CommonLit Assessment Series to folks who purchase our School Essentials PRO package [https://www.commonlit.org/blog/commonlit-school-essentials-pro-unlocks-best-use-of-the-commonlit-360-curriculum-4583613a2867/] . These assessments are easy-to-use, high quality, and

Spark Reading Growth with CommonLit School Essentials

CommonLit School Essentials gives teachers access to benchmark assessments with actionable data, asynchronous professional development modules, and more. You might already be familiar with CommonLit.org, a digital literacy program that includes over 3,000 English/Spanish reading lessons for grades 3–12. CommonLit’s program has become a go-to

Spark Reading Growth with CommonLit School Essentials PRO

Unlock the rostering, Professional Development, and data tracking tools your district needs to roll out CommonLit’s full program You might already be familiar with CommonLit.org [https://www.commonlit.org/], a digital literacy program that includes over 2,000 English/Spanish reading lessons for grades 3–12 [https://www.

10 Texts About Community and Building Friendships

Our team put together this list of CommonLit reading passages that focus on community and friendship. When I was teaching, I loved the opportunity to put literature in front of my students that emphasized community, friendship, and caring for others. Here are 10 great texts from various grade levels that

Digital Instruction with CommonLit Webinar for NYC Educators

This blog post features a recording of a webinar, helpful how-to videos, FAQ articles, blog posts, and more to help you make the most of CommonLit.org. Thank you for registering for CommonLit’s Digital Instruction webinar for NYC Educators. In this webinar, our team introduces you to CommonLit and

Free CommonLit Professional Development for NYC Educators

Through the generous support of the Robin Hood Foundation, CommonLit is providing all New York City public school teachers with access to CommonLit’s Professional Development Portal [https://blog.commonlit.org/the-complete-guide-to-commonlits-professional-development-portal-648929e00009] at no cost throughout SY 20–21. This Professional Development Portal includes 20+ trainings on best practices for