Is CommonLit free for students?

CommonLit Digital, including CommonLit 360 Curriculum, is 100% free for teachers and students, forever.

How do students access CommonLit?

Step 1: Sign Up with CommonLit

Enter your class code. Then you will be prompted to enter a first and last name and password. You have the option to add an email address to your account. If the email is linked to Google, you will be able to click "Login With Google" in the future to sign in quickly.

Is CommonLit 360 free?

It's free.

CommonLit 360 includes brand new technology to support close reading, writing, discussion, grammar and vocabulary.

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).

How much is the CommonLit 360 program?

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.

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Do I have to pay for CommonLit?

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.

Is there a paid version of CommonLit?

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

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 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 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.

What is the purpose of the CommonLit?

CommonLit is a treasure trove of literary resources that teachers can use to build lessons that target students' reading needs. Use the robust search and filter tool to explore texts by themes like America, Education, Family, and Friendship, Prejudice and Discrimination, Resilience, and Growing Up.

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.

Who funds CommonLit?

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

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.

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).

How do I create a CommonLit account?

Create Your Account:

Open an internet browser. In the URL field, type in www.commonlit.org/enroll You should see this: 2. In the field above, type in the class code provided by your teacher (see below), then click the “Submit” button.

How many people use CommonLit?

Reach: Over 1 million students each month use CommonLit.org, a free ELA website.

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.

Can you get CommonLit answers?

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.

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.

What grade do most kids read?

First and Second Grade (Ages 6–7)

Kids usually begin to: read familiar stories. "sound out" or decode unfamiliar words. use pictures and context to figure out unfamiliar words.

Who invented CommonLit?

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In this podcast, CEO Michelle Brown discusses her Latinx roots, the founding of CommonLit, and journey from the classroom to becoming a technology entrepreneur.

How do I check my CommonLit grade?

To view their data, students can click on the My Performance tab when logged into their CommonLit account. From there, they will be able to see their Overall Score, Multiple Choice % Correct, and Short Answer Average (0-4).

Does CommonLit have novels?

CommonLit has you covered. CommonLit's 360 curriculum for grades 6-12 provides each grade with at least one novel study unit. High-interest texts frequently taught in ELA classrooms anchor these units, including Animal Farm, The Giver, and more.