They've recently launched an extension of their site that is explicitly designed for elementary students. Newsela has even started to create their own text sets that accompany specific novels. You can create your own sets by searching the articles. The Common Core calls for students to analyze multiple texts on the same topic and/or theme. Text sets are another way to utilize Newsela. After taking the PARCC test, students shared that Newsela was the closest resource used in our classroom to the assessment. Articles were given as cold reads to help students apply and practice reading skills to measure mastery. We've used Newsela with seventh grade students and saw a drastic improvement in their reading abilities. So hypothetically, educators can take the same piece and present it to students at a 620 Lexile as well as an 1170. The free version of Newsela also gives teachers access to articles at varying Lexile levels. With its wide array of highly engaging categories, students are very likely to discover content that piques their curiosity. Newsela supports differentiation through interest and ability level.
Newsela makes it easy for an entire class to read the same content, but at a level that’s just right for each student. Articles are updated daily with real-world news from major publications. Newsela is an innovative way to build reading comprehension with nonfiction text that's relevant. ALL educators are teachers of reading.īelow, we share five sites that will help you find these texts with ease and even differentiate the same article for the different learners in your room. We must remember the task of teaching informational reading skills does not just rest on the shoulders of ELA teachers. A key to this is providing engaging texts that are motivating and meaningful. We must help students build the skills necessary to unpack informational texts. Preparing our students to be college- and career-ready is our priority. And yet, many of us ask this of our students on a daily basis. And when we're reading, our brain is either decoding or comprehending. Our human brain only has a finite amount of working memory available at any given time. A lot of time, no doubt, was spent trying to decode the language used.
As professionals, how often do we read texts that are outside of our comfort zone? Perhaps it was a legal document, a lengthy contract, or 16th Century prose. One of the most exciting shifts in the Common Core State Standards is the increased use of content-rich, informational text. Editor's Note: Teaching Channel has partnered with Student Achievement Partners on a blog series about digital literacy tools and their effective use by educators.
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