Can tutors use CommonLit?

Yes! CommonLit is available to homeschool educators and tutors. CommonLit is a great option for users who want their students to utilize CommonLit outside of a traditional school setting.

Is CommonLit free for teachers?

CommonLit Digital, including CommonLit 360 Curriculum, is 100% free for teachers and students, forever. As a nonprofit, our goal is to pay so teachers don't have to. Read more about why and how we're free here.

How do I get a CommonLit teacher account?

Go to www.commonlit.org. Click "Sign up" in the top-right corner of the page. Choose “I AM AN EDUCATOR” and indicate your workplace or role. If you work in another country, select Other educator (Any Other Country) and pick your country.

Can parents use CommonLit?

Can I create an account on CommonLit? Parents cannot currently sign up for a CommonLit account, but they can browse many of the Library resources and learn about other CommonLit offerings without an account.

Is there a paid version of CommonLit?

CommonLit offers two paid packages: School Essentials and School Essentials PRO.

CommonLit Teacher Tutorial

How much is a CommonLit subscription?

CommonLit 360 is 100% free for teachers and students, forever. As a nonprofit, CommonLit's goal is to pay so teachers don't have to.

Is CommonLit a reliable source?

Reliable for best practices

CommonLit was born out of the belief that all teachers should have access to a tool that promotes educational best practices in literacy. Our team of expert educators painstakingly design every tool, feature, and lesson you see on the site, so you can trust it to be the best.

Who can use CommonLit?

The CommonLit Assessment Series is available for grades 3–12 and can be unlocked when schools purchase CommonLit School Essential PRO ($3,850 per school/per year).

What can teachers see on CommonLit?

On an assessment's Analyze Data page, you will see your students' scaled scores, percent correct, and multiple-choice percentages as well as a percentile ranking for how they did compared to other students in their grade who took the same grade-level assessment. You will see them grouped by percentile and scaled score.

Can teachers see your annotations on CommonLit?

As students are annotating their assignments, teachers can also monitor their work in real time — and even provide feedback. To view student annotations, teachers should go to their Assignment Dashboard and select “Student Annotations” in the left-hand navigation bar.

What grade is CommonLit for?

CommonLit is a teacher-founded nonprofit that provides schools with high-quality instructional resources and assessments for grades 3-12.

Can you add a co teacher to CommonLit?

You can send them an invite from your Manage Classes page. Click Options > Manage Co-Teachers, add the email on their CommonLit account to the Invite Co-Teachers field, and click Update.

Who funds CommonLit?

CommonLit is funded by 2 investors. Google and U.S. Department of Education are the most recent investors.

Is CommonLit a curriculum?

Roll out CommonLit 360, a full ELA curriculum for grades 6-12, and get 360-focused training, formative skills assessments, and priority support for your team.

Do teachers have to pay for Newsela?

Newsela Lite is free for any teacher to: Access 4 pre-selected news articles, offered at 5 reading levels. Select and lock reading levels for students.

Does CommonLit have answer keys?

To view the answers for these questions, click “Answer Key” in the top right corner of the lesson preview. Please note, answers are only visible to users with confirmed educator accounts.

Does the CommonLit assessment matter?

Previous research has shown that CommonLit's assessment scores developed by the team were highly associated with standardized state test scores, like the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA).

Does CommonLit have lesson plans?

Spark student interest with reading comprehension questions

CommonLit's novel units come complete with all the lesson plans and materials needed to effectively teach the lessons. The books themselves are the only items schools will need to provide, with many books available online through Project Gutenberg.

How do I get CommonLit to read to me?

If you need help as you read, open Read Aloud and click the speaker icon next to the paragraph, line, or question you want to hear read aloud. If you need to read a translation, open Translate and click the globe icon next to the line or paragraph you want to read a translation for.

Is CommonLit public domain?

No, not all texts on CommonLit can be freely used, shared, remixed, and repurposed. While the CommonLit Library includes many texts that are openly licensed, not all texts on the site are openly licensed.

Can students redo an assignment on CommonLit?

When a student reviews their assignment or views their score after submission, they do not have the ability to revise their work. If you are interested in having students redo their work based on the feedback you have shared, you may unsubmit the assignment back to the student.

Why use CommonLit?

Overall, the students who completed more Commonlit 360 digital reading lessons showed greater reading growth than what is expected for typical middle schoolers. Additionally, there was an observed relationship between teachers' participation in CommonLit professional development sessions and student growth.

What are the cons of CommonLit?

Cons: Students will need some help to get the most out of the toolbar. Older and more advanced students may tire of the assessment format if not tailored for or by them.

Why is CommonLit good for students?

Reason 1: CommonLit Has Great Reading Passages from Real Authors. CommonLit has an extensive digital library of over 3,000 English reading passages and over 800 Spanish reading passages, which are full of authentic texts of all genres and are free for teachers and students.

Is CommonLit researched based?

CommonLit is designed to help teachers use research-based instructional routines in literacy. In addition, CommonLit conducts ongoing third-party research to measure the effectiveness of its tools and services in terms of raising student achievement.