Newsela
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Newsela - Master Nonfiction Reading in Any Subject
Newsela is a Chrome extension that combines real-time assessments with optimized content from top-tier news sources and non-fiction publishers. Designed for students across different ranges (K-12), it publishes all articles at five reading levels with assessments. The Chrome extension aims to enrich student learnings in English, Social Studies, and Science, while building their critical non-fiction literacy skills, empowering them with the ability to participate in discussions about complex matters and prepare for future academic and professional success.
Extension stats
Manifest V2
Permissions:
- geolocation
Size: 4.29K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Personalized instruction in English and Spanish
- Ability to assign articles based on content area
- Differentiation by assigning different versions of text based on lexiles
- Useful for current-event connections and research projects
Cons
- Negative user experience
- Limited free content
- High cost for Pro feature
Most mentioned
- Great learning platform
- Articles based on difficulty level
- Nonfiction readings
- Current event connections
User reviews
A great learning platform for personalized instruction in English and in Spanish.
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Stella Maris Berdaxagar, 2018-07-06
Stella Maris Berdaxagar, 2018-07-06Newsela is a great app to use to integrate literacy across the curriculum. It allows you to assign articles based on your content area. You can differentiate by assigning student different versions of the text based on lexiles. They also have some articles translated into Spanish.
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Carline Richardson, 2017-09-12
Carline Richardson, 2017-09-12One of the best educational apps for reading there is! You can not only find articles based on difficulty level (and they can increase/decrease the difficulty on the same subject), you can also search based on what standard you are teaching or what concept you are teaching to your students. You can also find text sets, and great non-fiction connectors to whatever fictional book your students are reading. I use it when I teach my historical fiction and to make current-event connections for their research projects and persuasive essays.
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A Google user, 2017-05-28
A Google user, 2017-05-28Extension safety
Risk impact
Newsela requires very minimum permissions.
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