Greetings! Are you looking for those short articles for your students to read so they can practice their "close reading" skills? Do you need a way to bring current events into your classroom? If so, check out Newsela (www.newsela.com).
Several presenters at this year's Christa McAuliffe Tech conference spoke of how they love using this website with their students. Each day, the site carries news stories from around the country and the world, each story appearing on the website's front page with a picture, a short description of the article, and a topic category. The site also has a search function and quizzes. The great part about the site, however, is that upon clicking the news article, the student can choose a lexile level and read the article at a reading level that is appropriate for him or her.
You can sign up for a free teacher account yourself, create a classroom to enable student assignments, or try the website out using the account I set up: usernameHooksett, password Memorial.
Rosanne
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