Pender County’s Success with CommonLit’s Professional Development In-person professional development sets the stage for success. When Pender County Schools in North Carolina was searching for a new English Language Arts curriculum for their middle schools, they knew... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo April 23, 2024 · 4 min read
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... S. Jeanne Horst S. Jeanne Horst March 26, 2024 · 2 min read
Case Study: Lakewood Middle School’s Success with CommonLit 360 After a year of implementing CommonLit 360, Lakewood Middle School saw increases in NJSLA performance, student engagement, and teacher satisfaction Lakewood Middle School, located in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, began... Tina Nguyen, PhD Tina Nguyen, PhD March 19, 2024 · 5 min read
Culminating Tasks: Summative Assessments That Create Alignment and Foster Engagement How to increase curricular cohesion and spark student interest with CommonLit 360 Teachers spend weeks, sometimes months, preparing students for end-of-unit exams and summative assessments. There are reviews, study guides,... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo April 24, 2024 · 4 min read
Top 4 Reasons Administrators Love CommonLit 360 Teachers have a lot on their plates. They have to balance planning, grading, supporting students, and more! As administrators, we know you want to give them the support they need... Dorothy Hodges Dorothy Hodges February 19, 2024 · 6 min read
CommonLit Pilot Leads to ELA Curriculum Adoption in Battle Ground Schools District's ELA Curriculum Adoption Process Leads to CommonLit Battle Ground School District is located in Washington state and home to nearly 12,000 students and 800 teachers. In... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo December 14, 2023 · 3 min read
CommonLit’s library supports elementary teachers as they implement Science of Reading aligned instruction The Science of Reading The Science of Reading is a body of research incorporating psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience to explain how students learn to read. The Simple View of... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo November 8, 2023 · 5 min read
7 Engaging Reading Passages for Third and Fourth Graders CommonLit Adds Elementary Content to Free Digital Library The CommonLit Library is full of engaging reading passages for 3rd and 4th graders! When I taught 3rd and 4th grade students,... Amanda Riddle Amanda Riddle August 31, 2023 · 3 min read
7 Reading Comprehension Lessons to Teach Students to Identify The Author’s Point of View These easy-to-use skills based lessons will captivate students with high-interest topics while refining their grade-level reading comprehension skills. As students get older, it’s increasingly critical that they analyze the... Nadia Johnson Nadia Johnson July 10, 2023 · 4 min read
Five Ways to Help (older) Students Build Reading Skills Simple strategies to improve students’ reading comprehension abilities and build their reading engagement According to the 2022 NAEP Reading Assessment, only 32% of 4th grade students are proficient in reading,... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo March 20, 2024 · 5 min read
How a CommonLit Teacher Ambassador Empowers all Students Leigh Pafford teaches special education as well as English as a Second Language (ESL) in New York City, and she was also one of CommonLit’s founding Teacher Ambassadors for... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo October 5, 2023 · 3 min read
CommonLit Can Assist With ACT/SAT Test Prep The testing season is here! No, not the end-of-year testing that schools across the country gear up for each spring. Instead, this is the annual “rite of fall” where thousands... Re Marzullo Re Marzullo September 21, 2023 · 2 min read
12 poemas para compartir con sus estudiantes Motive la lectura y el análisis de la poesía en su clase. No hay nada como la magia de leer un hermoso poema. Las imágenes descriptivas, el lenguaje figurativo y... Agustina Moppett Agustina Moppett March 9, 2023 · 4 min read
Getting Started with CommonLit Español Over 800 authentic Spanish texts and digital tools — all for free! Looking for free Spanish literacy resources? The CommonLit Español library has grown significantly in the last couple of years... Agustina Moppett Agustina Moppett February 6, 2023 · 5 min read
10 textos para trabajar el aprendizaje socioemocional con niñas y niños > “De todos los conocimientos posibles, el más sabio y útil es conocerse a sí mismo” - William Shakespeare. Como educadores muchas veces nos preguntamos cómo podemos hacer para que... Marcos Del Cogliano Marcos Del Cogliano August 15, 2022 · 5 min read