What is Newsela?

Newsela is an education technology company founded in 2013 that provides students and teachers with access to high-interest news articles rewritten at five different reading levels. This allows teachers to find news content that matches their students' individual reading abilities.

The Newsela platform takes authentic content from trusted media sources and makes it accessible for students from grades 3-12. Their team of editors rewrites the same news article multiple times for different reading levels. Articles are available at Lexile levels ranging from beginner to advanced.

Teachers can assign Newsela articles to their classes and track their students' performance on accompanying quizzes. The system provides detailed analytics so teachers can monitor each student's reading progress over time. Students are able to highlight text, take notes, and annotate articles to boost engagement.

In addition to flexible reading levels, Newsela provides teaching materials like writing prompts, discussion questions, multiple choice and short answer quizzes. Their standards-aligned lessons make it easy for teachers to integrate Newsela into their curriculum. Subjects covered include science, social studies, SEL, and English language arts.

Newsela is used by over 5 million teachers and 40 million students across more than 90% of U.S. K-12 schools. It has proven efficacy in improving students' literacy skills and knowledge across content areas.

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