{"id":13084,"date":"2017-08-07T07:59:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T11:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/?p=13084"},"modified":"2024-10-26T13:12:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T17:12:53","slug":"commonlit2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/commonlit2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Tool of the Month for Language Learners: CommonLit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\nWelcome to a new series where we feature our\u00a0favorite free web tools and apps for language learners and teachers. This month we are highlighting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonlit.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CommonLit<\/a>, a website with free reading passages and progress tracking tools for grades 5-12.\u00a0Browse\u00a0CommonLit&#8217;s\u00a0free collection of news articles, poems, short stories, and historical documents. Assign text-dependent questions to hold students accountable for high-level reading and writing. Analyze student performance and compare class reports on key reading and writing skills. Below are a list of 5 of\u00a0CommonLit&#8217;s features to support the learning needs of English language learners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Each week we scour the internet to find great web tools and apps\u00a0to share on our various social networks (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TESOL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@TESOL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmericanTESOL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@AmericanTESOL<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLWebinars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@ESLWebinars<\/a>). Check out our past favorites <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/category\/americantesol\/teach-english-with-technology\/tool-of-the-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Translation tool: highlight any word and generate a translation into 13 different languages<\/li>\n<li>Read aloud tool: text-to-speech technology can read translated text aloud<\/li>\n<li>Dictionary feature: generate a definition of unfamiliar vocabulary words with one click<\/li>\n<li>Guided Reading Mode: a supportive layer of questions to check for understanding during reading<\/li>\n<li>Browse by book: Teaching a book unit this year? Supplement book units with short passages from a variety of different genres.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To learn more about integrating technology to support English language learners, attend our <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/tesol-lectures.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TESOL webinars<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to a new series where we feature our\u00a0favorite free web tools and apps for language learners and teachers. 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