Updated Jul 09, 2020

CommonLit

www.commonlit.org

Agustina Moppett

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CommonLit is a free online reading program in English and Spanish that helps students develop basic reading comprehension and writing skills.

At CommonLit.org, teachers can access a collection of over 2,000 high-quality, high-interest reading passages and formative assessment tools to spark classroom discussions and track student progress. Included in the collection are informational and literary texts that cover a range of subject matter spanning history, culture, politics, the arts, and more. Texts with strong female role models em...
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At CommonLit.org, teachers can access a collection of over 2,000 high-quality, high-interest reading passages and formative assessment tools to spark classroom discussions and track student progress. Included in the collection are informational and literary texts that cover a range of subject matter spanning history, culture, politics, the arts, and more. Texts with strong female role models empower girls to break gender stereotypes. Students read texts at their appropriate reading levels, answer comprehension questions and discuss what they read with their classmates. Our award-winning reading program is research-based and delivered 100% free for teachers, students, and parents.
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Stage 5: Scaling

In 2017, CommonLit launched a free internationalized version of the program and expanded its work to Mexico. We are now looking to replicate our success in Mexico in other parts of Latin America.
Registered in United States as Non-Profitin United States as Non-Profit

Focus Areas:

Education, Technology, Literacy and 2 MoreSEE ALL

Education, Technology, Literacy, Teacher Development and Training and CurriculumSEE LESS

Implemented In:

United States, Canada, Australia and 11 MoreSEE ALL

United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, United Kingdom, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Spain and South AfricaSEE LESS

14
Countries Implemented In
16,000,000
Customers
33
Employees

Problem

Millions of students around the world do not have basic reading and writing skills. This problem disproportionately affects children who live in poverty and attend under-resourced schools where teachers lack high-quality instructional materials, have few professional development opportunities, and limited access to technology.

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Solution

CommonLit has been designed to address these challenges. CommonLit's intuitive platform nudges teachers to use best practices and allows them to easily monitor student progress. Digital supports for struggling readers are found in every lesson —including an annotation tool, read-aloud function, glossary, translation features, and in-text guiding questions. In offline environments, CommonLit lessons can be downloaded as PDFs to be printed or shared via thumb drives.

Target Beneficiaries

CommonLit serves over 17 million teachers and students around the globe. Since 2018, our presence has grown across each continent by 67-73%. CommonLit's focus is serving the most under-resourced schools and students, including those in low-connectivity environments.

Mission and Vision

CommonLit is dedicated to ensuring that all students, especially students in Title I schools, graduate with the reading, writing, communication, and problem-solving skills they need to be successful in college and beyond. We believe in providing teachers with all the resources they need to set their students up for success, while also encouraging best practices in the classroom.
New Implemented CountriesCosta Rica, Colombia, Peru

The Team Behind the Innovation

CommonLit's team brings an unparalleled level of expertise in both content creation and deployment. We employ a team of highly skilled engineers and a world-class curriculum team composed of extremely talented former educators and literacy experts with real-world experience teaching in classrooms with limited resources. Our team in Mexico has supported CommonLit's expansion into Latin America.

EXECUTIVE TEAM INCLUDES WOMEN

Milestone

Apr 2020
Jun 2019
New Country Implemented In
El Salvador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Spain and South Africa
Oct 2018
Funds RaisedPENDING
$3,500,000
TYPEGrant
FOCUS AREAS
Education
Implemented InMexico
ORGANIZATIONGoogle.orgGoogle.org
Nov 2017
Jun 2017
New Country Implemented In
Canada, Australia, Mexico and United Kingdom
Jan 2015
New Country Implemented In
United States
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