Teachers and students get unlimited access to Newsela content, standards-aligned reading activities, and insights to support core instruction and differentiation across the curriculum.

You have access to 20+ genres of content to support core instruction, like primary sources, reference texts, essays, fiction, issue overviews, and more–all at 5 reading levels.

• PRO/CON

  Paired texts to expose students to differing perspectives on key societal issues.

• EXPLAINERS

  Overviews of key concepts to build background knowledge.

• SPEECHES

  Eloquent prose from famed orators, made accessible to all readers.

• GEOGRAPHY PROFILES

  Topographical, social and climatic overviews of regions, countries, states, and cities.

• HOW-TOS

  Procedurals ranging from science experiments to crafts and home economics.

• STUDENT VOICES

  Original thought pieces and hot-takes from Newsela's student readers.

• FICTION

  Short-form fiction stories to engage students and drive literacy skills.

• BIOGRAPHIES

  The life stories of known and unknown people, both historical or living, who changed or are changing the course of history.

• HISTORIC NEWS

  Original news coverage of significant events from before 2000.

• PRIMARY SOURCES

  First-hand accounts of important people, events, and time periods.

• CAREER PROFILES

  Stories that provide a glimpse into a range of industries and career paths.

• AND MORE...

  Essays, Analyses, Narrative Nonfiction, Court Opinions, Myths and Legends, Q&As, Reference Materials, Opinions, and news—with more genres being added!

Newsela makes it easy for an entire class to read the same content, but at a level that’s just right for each student.

Automatically assign articles to students. See who read the story, passed the quiz and took notes, all in a single screen.

Lead students toward a deeper examination of content through interactive annotations and editable written-response questions.

The teacher and administrator binder records student results and displays reading-level achievement in a crystal-clear, visual format.

Newsela Collections are packed with differentiated content that is accessible and relevant to every learner in today’s diverse classrooms.

Martha resides in Lawrenceville, Georgia with her husband (who is also a teacher) and two spunky children. When she is not working or volunteering for the Georgia Library Media Association, she and her family can often be found hiking or fostering a love of all things nerdy in her children by adventuring to historical places, festivals, or DragonCon.

Martha holds a Bachelors in Middle Grades Education, a Masters in Learning, Design, and Technology, and Ed.S. in Instructional Technology. Her accolades include being the 2019 Fulton County Library Media Specialist of the Year, a 2019 AASL Social Media Superstar Finalist, and the 2018 Coastal Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year. She founded #GaLibChat, is President-Elect of the Georgia Library Media Association, and maintains Discovering the Remarkable, a website and blog dedicated to middle grades library resources.

Email: bongiornom@fultonschools.org
Website: http://www.discoveringtheremarkable.com/
Twitter: @mrs_bongi