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Newsela Edition!
Next Best Thing to Sliced Bread!
I recently came across a wonderful website that delivers daily current events news articles to you and your students. This site has some great features that set it apart from others I have come across:
- It has multiple versions of the same article written at different Lexile levels.
- It is updated daily.
- It has a built-in assessment piece to most articles requiring critical thinking skills.
- It will send you a daily e-mail sharing the latest articles added.
- Articles are written about content relevant to your students lives.
It has a free account, as well as a paid "Premium" account. I think you will find the fee account works just fine. Contact me if you would like for a guided tour through the site or want to plan together for an upcoming lesson. You can create your own FREE account at https://newsela.com/ .
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