Newsela Student supercharges learning in every subject.
It starts with engaging articles on any topic you can think of—each available at 5 reading levels. Articles come with activities to help students take a deeper dive into the content.
As students read and take quizzes, the Newsela app adjusts the reading level to keep articles challenging and engaging. Plus, students can keep track of their improvement over time automatically.
Here’s what students can do with the Newsela app:
- Browse and search our entire library of leveled articles
- Easily organize and view assignments
- Adjust the reading level with a simple two-finger swipe
- Annotate, take quizzes, and submit Write responses both online and offline
- Track and view progress in real time
- Get informed of breaking stories and new assignments with notifications
- Encounter and practice vocabulary words with Power Words (for students with access)
- Sets is a new way for students to explore the world of Newsela. Earn levels and badges in any of our expertly curated Newsela Sets. Or make your own Sets and expand your knowledge on any topic you like.
Today, more than 10 million learners are using Newsela to become better readers and learners.
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About Newsela
Our mission is to unlock the written word for everyone. Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that brings together engaging, accessible content with integrated assessments and insights. The result is more engaged readers—and engaged readers are better learners.
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Summary of user reviews
Positive highlights
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This app hasVariety of interesting articles on current events and topics
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This app hasAbility to adjust reading level to match student needs
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This app hasUseful for learning and improving reading comprehension
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This app hasGreat resource for teachers to assign reading and assessments
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This app hasEngaging and enjoyable for students
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This app hasAccessible on both web and mobile app
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This app hasAllows searching for specific topics and authors
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This app hasProvides audio narration of articles
Negative highlights
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This app hasFrequent app crashes and login issues
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This app hasGrading system can be inconsistent and confusing
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This app hasLimited search functionality, difficult to find specific content
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This app hasWriting/response feature could be improved with better save/submit options
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This app hasPerceived political bias in some article content
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This app hasLack of ability to search for specific books or authors
What's New in Newsela Student
2.4.11
November 18, 2024
This new version includes bug fixes, specially the app crashing app when opening an article or assignment.
It’s great to have different reading levels to help students. It may be better to be able to click on a word to give a definition. It may be good to sprinkle in a word or phrase that is one reading level above and show it as a different color to differentiate and allow the reader to revert to current lower reading level if needed. This can help support their growth to next level.