How Freehold Township School District Achieved Significant Reading Growth in One School Year With Newsela ELA

January 1, 2024

Success Story: Freehold Township School District

How Freehold Township makes literacy growth a shared goal

See how Freehold Township School District uses Newsela ELA to help teachers bring informational texts and literacy skills practice into every subject.

Outcome Summary

How Freehold Township supported reading growth across grades 3–8

The district focused on literacy practice across subjects, using aligned Newsela ELA texts and activities to help teachers work toward shared reading goals.

Challenge

Address reading gaps across subjects

Students in grades 3–8 needed more practice with informational texts and foundational skills like identifying main idea and key details.

Shift

Make literacy everyone’s work

District leaders aligned Newsela ELA content to units across subject areas so teachers could build reading practice into regular instruction.

Impact

Track growth from fall to spring

The district met its growth goal across grade levels, with over 80% of target students in most grade levels growing at least one performance band.

Who It’s For

District leaders

Curriculum and instruction teams

School administrators

ELA and literacy leaders

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How Freehold Township School District Achieved Significant Reading Growth in One School Year With Newsela ELA

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Success Story: Freehold Township School District

How Freehold Township makes literacy growth a shared goal

See how Freehold Township School District uses Newsela ELA to help teachers bring informational texts and literacy skills practice into every subject.

Outcome Summary

How Freehold Township supported reading growth across grades 3–8

The district focused on literacy practice across subjects, using aligned Newsela ELA texts and activities to help teachers work toward shared reading goals.

Challenge

Address reading gaps across subjects

Students in grades 3–8 needed more practice with informational texts and foundational skills like identifying main idea and key details.

Shift

Make literacy everyone’s work

District leaders aligned Newsela ELA content to units across subject areas so teachers could build reading practice into regular instruction.

Impact

Track growth from fall to spring

The district met its growth goal across grade levels, with over 80% of target students in most grade levels growing at least one performance band.

Who It’s For

District leaders

Curriculum and instruction teams

School administrators

ELA and literacy leaders

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How Freehold Township School District Achieved Significant Reading Growth in One School Year With Newsela ELA

How Freehold Township makes literacy growth a shared goal

How Freehold Township supported reading growth across grades 3–8

Address reading gaps across subjects

Make literacy everyone’s work

Track growth from fall to spring

How Freehold Township School District Achieved Significant Reading Growth in One School Year With Newsela ELA

How Freehold Township makes literacy growth a shared goal

How Freehold Township supported reading growth across grades 3–8

Address reading gaps across subjects

Make literacy everyone’s work

Track growth from fall to spring

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