Last week we
started two new web-based programs. The first is
Newsela -- which stands for News in English Language Arts. I am really excited to be a part of piloting this program for PPS.
Newsela takes current articles from a variety of different, national newspapers and then rewrites those articles at a variety of reading (
lexile) levels. The events and articles are current, interesting, and cover a wide range of areas: war and peace, science, law, health, kids, money, arts, and sports. Students can self-select the reading level they are comfortable with and at the end of each article there is a comprehension quiz and a writing prompt based on one of the Common Core standards. It is a great way to focus on improving reading comprehension, annotation, and analysis, while also being engaging for students.
Check Newsela out here:
https://newsela.com/
Grammar 101 is also an online program. It allows individual students to focus their practice on the areas of each section at their own pace. If a student does well on the pre-test, then that student does not need to complete all of the review exercises for the post-test.
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