Newsela is a super helpful to use for pretty much anyone, but especially teachers and students. Created specifically for grades 2-6, Newsela is a website that has articles from newspapers like “The Washington Post” and “National Geographic. They translate articles from popular newspapers into 5 reading levels. This allows you as a teacher to give all your students the same assignment but at their reading level. Each article has five “power words” with definitions so the students learn the new vocabulary. Newsela engages the students by offering activities like annotations, writing prompts, and even quizzes to check comprehension.
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Newsela
Newsela is a super helpful to use for pretty much anyone, but especially teachers and students. Created specifically for grades 2-6, Newsela is a website that has articles from newspapers like “The Washington Post” and “National Geographic. They translate articles from popular newspapers into 5 reading levels. This allows you as a teacher to give all your students the same assignment but at their reading level. Each article has five “power words” with definitions so the students learn the new vocabulary. Newsela engages the students by offering activities like annotations, writing prompts, and even quizzes to check comprehension.
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