Newsela is a helpful tool for teachers of all grade levels, from elementary and middle school, even up to high school. The site is dedicated to providing students and teachers with free and easy access to information across all subject matters from the arts and philosophy, to science and technology, through credible, reliable, and relevant sources.
The Website provides articles and news stories from around the world through websites like The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Smithsonian, PBS, and countless others. These articles are provided across many different reading levels allowing both students and teacher to find the ideal reading level of each student to best understand the information presented. Newsela also allows the students to take notes, and annotate as they read, as well as providing quizzes on each article to measure student understanding.
I have used this Website in multiple lesson plans, and never lacked for materials no matter how obscure the subject matter. As a result, this is a tool I advise for any aspiring teacher, as even in the worst case scenario, should it prove insufficient for your needs, the website is free so there is no downside to trying it.
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