Drystal
Silbanuz
ED 638-
Teaching with the Internet
Dr. M.
Rivera
Fall
Intersession 2018
International Reading Association Newsletter: Effective
Literacy Website #4
Commonlit (https://www.commonlit.org/) offer
resources that are flexible, research-based, aligned to Common Core State
standards, and are created by teachers for teachers. Its resources are free and
for students in grades 3-12. From various leveled texts of poems, short
stories, historical documents filtering can be applied either by grade, theme,
genre, etc. Almost all passages have footnotes that include vocabulary words
and background information of the text. Teachers can use the rich literacy
based resources to plan and implement engaging lessons that aims to assist and
improve student’s reading needs within a specific theme. A fast filter can
assist to find the leveled passage for student’s reading in one common theme or
topic. CommonLit has a reading toolbar that makes it easier to access for
students who are reading based on their reading level and ability. Also
included are the discussion questions to boost student’s critical thinking
about the reading during or after. Such resources surely contribute to building
of student’s background knowledge on a specific topic.
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