CommonLit vs ISLCollective

CommonLit is a nonprofit literacy provider offering teaching materials and an English language arts program for schools. Its Text Library gives teachers access to thousands of free literary works and texts from diverse and contemporary authors. CommonLit 360 is a full-year, standards-aligned curriculum for grades 6–12, combining reading, writing, speaking, and listening around complete texts and grade-level tasks. It includes three benchmark assessments for tracking students’ reading growth and proficiency during the school year. The materials support literacy development for grades 3–12, while the 360 curriculum covers grades 6–12. Listed integrations include Clever, ClassLink, Canvas, and Google Classroom; Canvas is limited to eligible paid school packages. Google Classroom can import classes and students, post assignments to the class stream, and export scores to the gradebook. The Digital plan is free for teachers and students. School plans are listed at $4,200 a year, $7,200 a year, and $12,800 a year, each with a one-year commitment.

iSLCollective is a web community where language teachers share teaching materials they create, including editable Word DOC/DOCX and PowerPoint PPT/PPTX files. Its platforms cover English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian, with materials spanning grammar, general topics, business English and vocabulary. The intended users include teachers in schools and tutors giving one-to-one lessons. Teachers can use interactive worksheet quizzes or begin with an AI-generated quiz version that they review and correct before publishing. Video quizzes combine YouTube videos with popup questions, automatic corrections and scoring. Users can register or log in with Facebook or Google. Free membership costs nothing and allows up to one worksheet download daily or five monthly. Plus costs £5 a month and increases download and print limits, adds more video quiz class links and ad-free links for students. Pro costs £10 a month and provides unlimited resource access in an ad-free environment for teachers and students.