CommonLit has a FREE collection of hundreds of short stories, poems, historical documents, and more for students in grades 5-12. The texts selections include fiction and non-fiction. The collection can be searched and filtered by lexile, grade, theme, genre, book pairings, literary device and units (a new feature).

Prepare for your first lesson with CommonLit360 by looking at your "should and could dos".
(Approximately 20 minutes)

"CommonLit delivers high-quality, free instructional materials to support literacy development for students in grades 3-12. Our resources are:
Flexible;
Research-Based;
Created by teachers, for teachers.
They believe in the transformative power of a great text, and a great question. That’s why we are committed to keeping CommonLit completely free, forever." (CommonLit site)

Teachers can search for content by grade, theme, content type, genres, literary devices, and more. Alternative options are offered for students that may require adaptations for reading an easier level.

Parent guides are also provided.

Benchmark and ongoing assessments are available.

360 Curriculum provides full integrated units E.g., Unit 1 Characters Who Change and Grow which includes a baseline assessment, vocabulary activities, reading lessons, writing lessons, quiz, grammar activities, media exploration, discussion, and a culminating task.

Please watch the following video tutorial from Rob Fleisher from CommonLit to guide you through using the post-assessments avaiable in CommonLit. 

Sun West:
To access the Professional Development Portal, it is suggested that you log into CommonLit via the Clever portal.

Once you are logged into CommonLit, you will see a link the Professional Development Portal in the top right corner of your screen.

If you would like to access CommonLit without using clever request a a link to reset your password to get the credientials you need to log in.

(Copy and paste this link into your browser:
https://app.salesforceiq.com/r?target=62acedc67260dc45de29089f&t=AFwhZf0hDGdDp4kDCoHpzT7yyc10ty62GxL8NwsnB36QfxvhDyAhDeKV0625nlY6biBXvmYpdKW5HOfQDIMNv-n_ItuD6QR1CLMn2cEoa3FBxdLQpC-7lEegNAvH0-R4zEkj_qWqoOUn&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commonlit.org%2Fen%2Fpassword_reset_requests%2Fnew

In this self-directed module, teachers will learn:
*Overview
*Strategies for administering the pre-test
*Strategies for analyzing data to inform instruction

(Approximately 45 minutes)

This video provides a brief introduction to CommonLit's Pre-Assessment, which is available to teachers and students in grades 3-12.

Includes: multiple choice & Reading passages.
Available until November, so be sure to assign it prior to that.
help@commonlit.org if you have questions.

CommonLit is a free digital tool that helps students in grades 3-12 make measurable gains in reading and writing. Teachers can go to CommonLit.org, create a free account, and access our free library of high-interest lessons.

This resources features a collection of resources and a webinar to get you using CommonLit effectively for distance learning.