Newsela products deliver differentiated print and digital learning experiences that meet every classroom's unique needs.
Newsela takes an intentional, evidence-based approach to impact student learning.
We equip educators with tools and resources that drive measurable learning outcomes and support teachers in what they do best: teaching. We advocate for purposeful learning experiences, regardless of the format an educator chooses to deliver.
Teachers need a flexible kit for high-quality instruction to support their students
We believe teachers know what’s best for the unique needs of their classroom. Students learn at different rates, and they bring varied experiences and backgrounds to the classroom, so it’s no surprise that one-size-fits-all instruction doesn’t work.
Both print and digital can play valuable roles in effective instruction. Print can support focus, stamina, and cognitive processes. Digital resources—whether those resources are accessed digitally by students or students use the printed versions from digital tools—can enable differentiation, accessibility, and real-time insights.
Teachers need enough flexibility to create learning environments that support every student. That’s why we design our products to work seamlessly across both print and digital:
Teachers can print any Newsela article along with instructional supports, such as graphic organizers and activities, for screen-free instruction.
Assessments can be completed on paper and scanned back into Formative’s platform for real-time insights to guide future instruction.
Additional scaffolds—like read-aloud mode, translations into 40+ languages, and checks for understanding—are available digitally when teachers decide it’s appropriate.
Multimodal, relevant, high-quality resources
Teachers can choose from vetted, engaging, standards-aligned texts, graphics, and videos to support multimodal learning across subjects with Newsela ELA, Newsela Social Studies, and Newsela STEM.
Formative’s versatile platform gives students voice and choice over how they express their learning in ways they may not be able to accomplish with "pencil and paper" alone. Teachers can engage their students with 20+ question types and allow them to respond via video and audio recording.
Support every student, every day, with scalable differentiation and scaffolds
Newsela ELA, Newsela Social Studies, and Newsela STEM offer high-impact scaffolds, available in both print and digital formats.
Digital versions of text provide even more opportunities for differentiation—some that can be difficult to replicate in print—and allow teachers to scale support with multiple levels of scaffolds to meet students’ unique learning needs.
Formative’s platform also enables teachers to deliver the right support to the right student at the right time. In addition to printed versions of activities and assessments, teachers have access to digital differentiation tools.
See our Blog post to learn more about how Newsela's approaches the Screen Time limitations.