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Newsela ELA & Newsela Writing Educator Success Guide
September 30, 2026
Guide preview
Bring reading and writing into your daily lessons
Use Newsela ELA and Newsela Writing to connect texts with writing practice, choose student supports, and plan instruction alongside your core curriculum.
Inside the Guide
From ELA content to writing practice and next steps
1
Set up classes and find ELA content
Follow login and class setup steps, then find curriculum complements, novel and book studies, decodable texts, and skill-focused collections.
2
Connect reading and writing assignments
Choose reading levels and scaffolds, then pair an ELA article with a Newsela Writing prompt, rubric, and optional AI feedback; Newsela Writing requires a separate license.
3
Plan lessons around your texts
See a Macbeth lesson and a week of suspense-themed instruction, then use the lesson and weekly planning templates to organize your own activities.
4
Use reading and writing reports
Review reading skills, vocabulary performance, rubric scores, and revision activity to plan targeted practice, small groups, and student conferences.
Newsela ELA & Newsela Writing Educator Success Guide
Guide preview
Bring reading and writing into your daily lessons
Use Newsela ELA and Newsela Writing to connect texts with writing practice, choose student supports, and plan instruction alongside your core curriculum.
Inside the Guide
From ELA content to writing practice and next steps
1
Set up classes and find ELA content
Follow login and class setup steps, then find curriculum complements, novel and book studies, decodable texts, and skill-focused collections.
2
Connect reading and writing assignments
Choose reading levels and scaffolds, then pair an ELA article with a Newsela Writing prompt, rubric, and optional AI feedback; Newsela Writing requires a separate license.
3
Plan lessons around your texts
See a Macbeth lesson and a week of suspense-themed instruction, then use the lesson and weekly planning templates to organize your own activities.
4
Use reading and writing reports
Review reading skills, vocabulary performance, rubric scores, and revision activity to plan targeted practice, small groups, and student conferences.
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