Newsela

Newsela

Read closely. Think critically. Be worldly.

What is Newsela?
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.
Stats
Users: 1,000,000+
Rating: 4.00 (58)
Version: 1.0.3 (Last updated: 2018-03-15)
Creation date: 2018-03-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • geolocation
Size: 4.29K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Newsela is the best way for students to master nonfiction in any subject. By combining real-time assessments with differentiated content from premier daily news sources like the Associated Press, Washington Post, and Scientific American and eminent nonfiction publishers like Smithsonian, The King Center, and Biography.com, Newsela makes reading-to-learn relevant, interesting, and effective regardless of interest or ability.

All articles are published at five reading levels with built-in assessments to engage K-12 students in high-interest nonfiction, covering current events, primary sources, speeches, biographies, and historical news.

With Newsela, teachers across English, Social Studies, and Science have everything they need to inspire their students to develop the critical nonfiction literacy skills that will empower them to take part in conversations about complex issues, and prepare them for academic and professional success.

User reviews
One 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.
by A Google user, 2017-05-28

I absolutely LOVE using this website. Students are able to read according to lexile level, highlight, take notes and take quiz. It's very useful for my Bilingual students. They can read the same article in English or Spanish to help with comprehension. Articles are current so extremely beneficial for students. The site also provides resources, reports and Quicklinks that are also very useful.
by A Google user, 2016-02-18

One 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.
by A Google user, 2017-05-28
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Safety
Risk impact

Newsela is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Newsela has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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