Your child’s school or district uses Newsela to support learning in the classroom.
Newsela is an instructional learning platform that gives students access to engaging, high-quality content across subjects such as English language arts, science, social studies, and more. Teachers use Newsela to support lessons, build background knowledge, strengthen literacy skills, and help students explore topics connected to what they are learning in school.
What will students do in Newsela?
Depending on the lesson, your child may use Newsela to:
Read articles and other instructional content selected by their teacher
Explore topics connected to classroom learning
Complete activities, quizzes, or writing assignments
Practice reading comprehension and literacy skills
Build knowledge across subjects such as science, social studies, and ELA
Engage with content at a reading level that supports their learning
Teachers determine how Newsela is used in their classroom and which content or activities students are assigned.
How does Newsela support different learners?
Newsela is designed to help teachers make instructional content more accessible to students with different learning needs.
Many texts in Newsela are available at multiple reading levels, allowing students to access the same topic or concept while reading text that is appropriately challenging for them. Teachers can use these options alongside other instructional tools and supports to help students build both knowledge and literacy skills.
How does my child access Newsela?
Your child will typically access Newsela using the login method provided by their school or district. This may include:
A school-issued username and password
Single sign-on through a district portal
A learning platform such as Clever or ClassLink
Another login method established by the school
Student accounts are created and managed through the school or district using their school or district’s integration of choice or an official school or district email domain. This requirement helps ensure that only authorized students and educators are able to access Newsela through their educational institution.
If a parent or caregiver needs access to Newsela or would like to request an account, this must be communicated and coordinated directly through the school or district. Individual parent accounts are not created directly through Newsela.
If your child has trouble signing in, their teacher or school administrator can help determine the correct way to access their account.
What information does Newsela collect about students?
Schools and districts use Newsela as an educational service. Student information is used to provide the learning experience, support account access, and help educators understand student participation and progress.
Newsela maintains safeguards designed to protect student information and supports schools and districts in meeting applicable student privacy requirements.
For more information about Newsela’s privacy and security practices, please visit Newsela’s Privacy Policy.
Can parents create or access their child’s Newsela account?
Student Newsela accounts are managed through the student’s school or district and are tied to official school or district email domains.
Parents and caregivers do not create or access student accounts directly through Newsela. If a parent or caregiver needs an account or access for any reason, this must be requested and coordinated through the school or district in accordance with their policies.
If you have questions about your child’s assignments, progress, account access, or how Newsela is being used in the classroom, please contact your child’s teacher or school.
How can I support my child at home?
You do not need to be familiar with Newsela to support your child’s learning. A few simple questions can help:
What did you read about today?
What was the most interesting thing you learned?
Was there anything in the article that surprised you?
What new word or idea did you learn?
How does what you read connect to something you are learning in another class?
Encouraging your child to talk about what they are reading can help reinforce both comprehension and curiosity.
Screen Time and Newsela
Newsela is designed for instructional use in the classroom and is mindful of healthy technology habits for students. To learn more about how Newsela approaches screen time, you can read more here.
About Newsela
Newsela helps educators bring engaging, relevant instructional content into the classroom while supporting students as readers and learners.
Your child’s school or district has chosen Newsela as one of the tools educators may use to support teaching and learning throughout the school year.