Connect what’s happening in class to what’s happening in the world around you.
Newsela brings authentic, real-world content into the classroom with embedded scaffolds that build knowledge, reading comprehension, and confidence across subject areas. Explore high-interest non-fiction articles, Generation Genius videos, and interactive PhET Simulations.
What students can do in this app:
EXPLORE HIGH-INTEREST TOPICS
Discover fresh content across current events, science, technology, animals, sports, arts, pop culture, engineering, space, and more.
READ YOUR OWN WAY
Customize the experience with adjustable reading supports like Language Translation and Listen mode.
INTERACT WITH ARTICLES
Annotate text, take Polls, complete Checks for Understanding, and use Guided Highlighting.
STAY ON TRACK
View assignments, check due dates, and set up reminders.
TAKE ON READING CHALLENGES
Pick from a library of interesting articles, build independent reading habits, and earn classroom rewards.
Why educators love Newsela:
PROVEN SKILL GROWTH
Research shows regular Newsela use can lead to up to four (4) additional months of literacy growth.
RELEVANT AND TRUSTED
Developed by expert learning designers in partnership with trusted publishers to deliver standards-aligned, engaging content each week.
What educators are saying:
“We need tools that are ever-changing, just like the world.” - New Jersey educator
“Gives [students] something they can practice independently.” - Ohio teacher
“They are pushing themselves to read at more difficult levels.” - Virginia teacher
“They were able to connect to the novel, thereby bringing it to life.” - Michigan educator
Since 2013, Newsela has worked toward one mission: Meaningful classroom learning for every student, every day. To get started, download the app and sign in with your school account or learning management system (LMS).
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Help Center: https://help.newsela.com/en/
This is a GREAT app. We learn from things that I, a kid doesn’t know. Furthermore, we might learn from the corona and every else to be exact! There is lots and plz write more of these amazing articles. And stay safe!!! Also, this is awesome because there is so many cool articles and some were so funny that my tears came out like crazy! Whoever made this app was amazing. The updates are more better. We get more articles and everything the teacher gave us were so much better. By the way, there is no fiction and that is great. I was feeling like I was going to burst out with joy when I discovered that no fiction was hear and I used this app almost all the time! Plz add in more updates and whoever made this app, this app was totally awesome and interesting and amazing and beautiful and funny!
Good for the teacher, not so much for the student
Arashi_Ann
For all the years I have been using this App, something stays the same whether I was in Middle School or High School; the app works for the teacher. Albeit, it is lovely to read an academic perspective about the world in general -the writing portion is the easiest (ironically)- I am troubled with the quizzes. Recently, many teachers are using this app to simplify their grading, and somehow when you get 3/4 you still get a C as a grade, which does not make sense considering you only got one question wrong. I hear all the time fellow classmates complaining about Newsela because of this system, it indirectly ruins a student’a grade. In my opinion, there should be either more questions or rounded it up to level the ground for students, since in a normal exam even getting an amount of questions wrong can get you a B, yet somehow Newsela works by passing or failing. No room for diversity in grades. Adding more questions would be a good update to move past from this fail-pass system. Otherwise, the app works greatly and will have to, most likely, continue using it because of my teachers.
The compliment for Newsela
Nizhelle
Since the first year I came to America, I’ve been starting using Newsela for my educational learning. I also became a big lover of Newsela. First, I would have to say a big thank you to the founder of our Newsela. Your app helped me overcome a hard time of learning English, it also helped me did a big improvement on my reading level. Secondly, Newsela brings me a lot of fun to immerse in the diversity of reading, and brings me many interesting knowledge that I never seen before. It also gives me lots of ideas to write the essays in school that the teachers wants us to write. I am very appreciated to have this great opportunity to learn many knowledges. Thank you, thank you, and thank you. I would continue to use our Newsela again, again and again.
So great for reading articles
person with rating
I am a student and I absolutely love this app. The articles are very good, and I love how there are quizzes and articles in Spanish. I need to write four science articles a week, and I can just go the to science section and start reading. My teacher can assign me articles to read, so when we have a project I know what to read. There are different reading levels, so if you are not advanced you can go lower, but if you are an advanced reader you can read at a higher level! This is such a great source for info, and if you are a teacher definitely use this app for your students. They will definitely enjoy it!
Increased access to all website features, including the latest assignment scaffolds like checks for understanding, translations, etc.
Redesigned reading experience.
Schedule reminders with local notifications.
Version 3.0.0
The developer, Newsela, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Newsela, Inc.
Size
39.4 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and Spanish
Age Rating
9+
9+
This app is rated 9+ with content restrictions.
Some content may be rated higher, and may therefore be restricted and managed by the developer through in-app controls.
