9 Ways To Use Newsela With Your Students
OK, I have to admit that I'm becoming a huge Newsela fan. Here's why. It really works for my students. Newsela is a free database of free high quality non-fiction books for my students from a variety of sources. Newsela collects news articles from a variety of trusted sources including The New York Times , The Washington Post , Scientific American , and more than a hundred others. Even better, each article can be customized for five different reading levels. You can print articles or have your students read them online, where they can annotate along the way. You can also assign built-in comprehension tests or writing assignments. All these features are free for all teacher users. Schools can also subscribe to additional content, including more than 20 types of information text to support teaching throughout the curriculum. Learn more about Newsela's paid options here. It's pretty easy to assign Newsela articles and activities in Google Classroom so you can ...