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Find the best Newsela plan for your classroom, school, or district.

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Newsela Lite

Get a taste of Newsela’s premium differentiated content, engaging activities, and real-time data each week.

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Dozens of articles

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Automatic differentiation and embedded scaffolds

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Standards-aligned quizzes and writing prompts

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Flexible assignments for individuals or small groups

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Customizable student activities with real-time insights via Formative

Newsela Essentials

Cover current events and breaking news, make real-world connections to lessons, and engage students as readers.

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Everything included in Newsela Lite, plus:

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Library of 8,000+ current events articles and breaking news coverage

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Class and student reading trends data available in real time

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Admin content controls to manage content visibility and expectations

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Teacher and administrator chat support with the Newsela team

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Newsela ELA

Drive meaningful student outcomes with content-rich literacy instruction.

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Everything included in Newsela Essentials, plus:

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Fiction and informational texts for the ELA classroom

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Interactive ELA videos with searchable transcripts

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Knowledge-building and engagement-driving collections, like Novel Studies and ELA in the Real World

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Pre-built resources aligned to popular ELA curricula, like Amplify ELA and Wonders

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ELA lesson suggestions and planning tools

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Power Words vocabulary with practice activities

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Add-ons available for purchase to enhance your experience

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Enhance instruction with add-ons for Newsela ELA, Newsela Social Studies, Newsela Science, and Formative.