Kognity is the International Baccalaureate’s only digital-first publishing partner, and Kognity’s new IB DP English A Language and Literature supplemental resource empowers teachers and students with a skills-focused, inclusive, and flexible platform. Built on active pedagogy and contemporary research, the resource balances structure and adaptability, offering sequential modules and stand-alone sections. Inquiry-driven activities, reflection prompts, and scaffolded tasks are designed to help students develop critical reasoning, analytical skills, and assessment readiness. To support inclusivity, diverse texts and perspectives reflect a broad range of voices, cultures, and experiences. Thoughtful course design fosters collaborative learning and encourages flipped classroom strategies. Fully aligned with the IB DP course, this resource prepares learners not only for success in their exams but for lifelong engagement with language and literature.

Formats/platforms are used:

The resource is web-based, accessible via Kognity’s digital platform.

Primary website’s URL:

www.kognity.com/our-subjects/ibdp/english-a-language-and-literature/

Problem solved:

Kognity’s IB DP supplemental resource provides three topics covering central concepts and foundation, text types, and assessment. The resources include scaffolded activities to build students’ confidence, as well as downloadable templates for papers, essays, and individual oral presentations. Skill-focused exercises cover textual analysis, critical thinking, and argumentation; and exam-style questions are modeled on real assessments.

What grades and/or age ranges can use your product?

IB Diploma Programme students, typically ages 16–19

Does your product address core/supplemental/special needs/extracurricular/professional development?

Supplemental

Subject:

IB Diploma Programme English A: Language and Literature

Lesson time needed:

The resource is flexible and can be used modularly or as a full-course companion.

Pricing model:

Details vary, so please request pricing from Kognity

Additional services needed:

No additional resources are required.

What makes Kognity unique?

Kognity, trusted by 1 in 3 IB schools worldwide, is a go-to digital textbook that gives teachers access to real-time student data and evidence-based pedagogy, while providing students with a safe place to achieve mastery.

Characteristics:

The IBDP English A Language and Literature supplemental resources were created in response to teachers’ needs. They reported that they didn’t have enough time to help students develop key skills, saw gaps in students’ textual analysis and written expression, had difficulties helping students link texts to global issues, and found few skills-based resources that were tailored to the complexity of English A: Language and Literature.

Kognity provides teachers the resources they asked for, along with comprehensive guides, clear instructions, and personalized support. Kognity also integrates with several major learning management systems, simplifying processes including grading, task management, rostering, and signing in.

Here’s what users are saying:

“Kognity has been a real game-changer for me this year, as it both gives us food for thought and topics to discuss in class, as well as tasks for individual work and for assessment. With Kognity I can focus on finding extra material to tie on to current events, prepare the students for the literary works we work with in class, and have more time to follow up on each student's development. I am especially thankful for all the listening exercises, and for the links to TOK, CAS and ATL skills. Thank you for Kognity in Spanish and English!"

—Ann-Marie Rozgoni Risberg, English teacher at the International School of the Stockholm Region, Sweden

"Kognity has definitely helped reduce the time that the teachers are disseminating the information to the scholars because they’re able to do a lot of self learning online."

—Koriene Petrelli, IB Coordinator at Westbury High School, Long Island, NY

"A lot of different publishers have put their book online, and really it's just a PDF. Nothing has matched Kognity. I had a 96% pass rate and I attribute a lot of that to Kognity."

—Candice Tupajic, Biology Teacher at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, CA