Learn how Newsela supports cross-curricular literacy by offering leveled texts, tools, and strategies for building student comprehension, subject-specific reading, and disciplinary assessment practices.
- Adult education staff in any role who use Newsela
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
Join Cross-Curricular Literacy with Newsela to get equipped with the skills and resources to integrate literacy across all subject areas! You will learn how to identify and select Newsela articles that align with their upcoming instruction, effectively utilize the platform's article tools and features to bolster student comprehension and subject-area skills, and promote the demonstration of understanding through after-reading activities and disciplinary assessments.
This session will enhance your teaching practices to lead directly to improved student outcomes. By integrating literacy instruction into content areas, students can experience improved reading retention and vocabulary, enhanced content knowledge, and increased engagement with complex texts. You’ll learn how to support the development of critical thinking skills, enabling students to construct meaning from complex texts and communicate their understanding across disciplines.
Format & Requirements: This course consists of one online synchronous session of 1.5 hours, with no additional required work.
Access & Support: You will receive instructions for accessing the synchronous session via Zoom from Sovanna Carnell Guyon. If you need technical assistance to access the course or course features, please contact Sovanna at sovanna_carnellguyon@worlded.org.
This session is part of the Newsela PD Series. Be sure to check out the other offering in this series:
- Newsela: Using Student Insights to Inform Instruction (Online Facilitated) on 5/8/26, 10–11:30 a.m.
- Identify Newsela resources that align with your upcoming instruction
- Use article tools and features to support comprehension and subject area skills
- Promote demonstration of understanding via after-reading activities and disciplinary assessment
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
You must have a Newsela account to attend this training. You can sign up for a free Newsela account using your DESE-funded Massachusetts program email. Review the Support for Newsela landing page for more information.
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