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Help students gain the background knowledge they need to maximize comprehension, improve literacy, and make connections with Newsela ELA.
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How Newsela ELA helps students build content knowledge
We help teachers ensure students connect deeply with texts, find more meaning in the current curriculum, and gain a better understanding of their worlds.
Novel Studies
Collections of complementary content for 200 of the most commonly taught books and novels to help students make connections from the pages to their lives.
Research Projects
Our research project collections offer context and connections for a range of popular topics.
Curriculum Complements
Newsela content is mapped directly to a variety of popular curricular materials, all with practical instructional guides.
"Esperanza Rising" by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Newsela content from a novel studies lesson that helps students connect themes from the novel to historical and modern contexts.
Poem
“Protest” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
U.S. History
Mexican Immigration History: Longer, more Complex than U.S.-Mexico Border
Government & Economics
When Labor Laws Left Farmworkers Behind — and Vulnerable to Abuse
Newsela ELA
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Our authentic content engages every student and provides the background knowledge, connections, and vocabulary they need to become active, engaged readers.