SUPPORTING EDUCATORS TO ADVANCE STUDENT LITERARY SKILLS

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7 Literary Texts by Powerful Women Authors

CommonLit’s award-winning, research-based digital literacy program has hundreds of poems, short stories, and memoirs written by powerful women authors.

Travel through Time with 7 Historical Fiction Stories from CommonLit’s Digital Library

Looking for historical fiction texts for kids? CommonLit’s free digital literacy program offers dozens of historical fiction texts to supplement your ELA curriculum and elevate students’ reading comprehension.

Teach Important Life Lessons to Elementary Readers with 7 Fables

Fables are a great way to teach students important life lessons. Stories in the fable genre feature personified animals to highlight human weaknesses and share meaningful messages about morality.

6 Poems about Community to Supplement Your Reading Curriculum

For youth, it’s important that they know where they can find a community so that they can enrich their lives with friendships and develop a strong sense of self.

Astound Your Students with 8 Intriguing Weather Stories

Teachers can access hundreds of informational texts to incorporate into their reading curriculum and broaden students’ knowledge about the world around them by using CommonLit’s digital literacy program.

7 Genuine Poems about Love

CommonLit offers hundreds of engaging poems for students to practice close reading and boost their critical thinking skills. These seven poems about love are perfect for supplementing your upcoming poetry unit.

Widen Students' Scope of Reality with 7 Magical Realism Stories

Interested in diving deeper into the fantasy genre? With CommonLit’s free online reading program, you can enhance your ELA curriculum with 7 magical realism stories for middle and high school students.

Engage Young Readers with Relatable Short Stories about Coming-of-Age

At CommonLit, you’ll find hundreds of short stories that will not only elevate students’ reading comprehension, but also immerse them in a rich reading experience.

Strengthen Student Reading Curriculum with New Short Stories from the CommonLit Library

These literary texts will not only boost your students’ reading growth, but they will also engage them in class discussions and inspire their personal development with themes about identity and humanity.

6 Short Stories about Courage to Embolden Your Middle School Students

Check out 6 relatable short stories about courage for middle school students in CommonLit’s free digital library!

Empower Students with 7 Short Stories about Perseverance

Lead inspiring classroom discussions with high-quality stories about resilience that will boost students’ reading comprehension and engagement.

8 Informational Texts about Unique Animals

Discover more than one hundred non-fiction texts about animals to incorporate into your reading curriculum and inspire students’ curiosities about the world.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with 7 Native American folktales for Elementary Students!

This Native American Heritage Month, build your ELA curriculum with Native American folktales that will help your students elevate their reading comprehension and learn more about the Native American community.

7 Lesson Planning Resources to Bolster Your Novel Study on 1984

CommonLit’s free online reading program offers more than 100 Book Pairings, which are complementary resources that encourage students to make connections across specific texts to build their reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Swing Over to Our Baseball in April Short Story Collection by Gary Soto

Boost students’ reading comprehension and engagement with relatable coming-of-age stories from Baseball in April and Other Stories by Mexican-American author Gary Soto.

Discover 9 Heartwarming Stories about Winter in CommonLit’s Digital Library

Through CommonLit’s digital literacy program, teachers can access dozens of fun, seasonal texts about winter to engage students.

6 Poems about Happiness for Elementary Students

Designed by expert ELA curriculum designers, CommonLit offers hundreds of literary texts and reading assessments for students in grades 3-5.

Sustainable Business Certificate Tackles Much More Than Environmental Issues

To help managers think more holistically about the social and environmental impacts of their business and take action, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business faculty recently launched an online certificate in Sustainable Business through eCornell.