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Review by James Denby , Common Sense Education | Updated July 2020

ReadTheory

Useful if not exciting adaptive tool for assessing reading ability

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Grades

K–12

Subjects & Topics

Assessment English Language Arts
Price: Free
Platforms: Web
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  • Brief passage of text with comprehension question and five answer choices.
  • Text passage on left, right side bar showing answer choice selected as incorrect and in depth text explanation of correct choice.
  • Data showing number of quizzes taken and passed, knowledge points accrued, Lexile level achieved
  • Colorful bar graph representing achievements in different ELA Common Core Standards.
  • List of printable assessments labeled by grade and Lexile levels and assessment title.
  • Short simple text passage, open-ended question with blank text box, and two colorful ads on bottom and right.

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Liliana G.
Liliana G. Teacher K–12 school
February 5, 2025

Read theory is an amazing resource

This is an amazing tool because it allows all students to go up levels based on their own reading levels. My low-level students are able to make progress based on their reading level motivating them to continue reading. It is a very helpful tool to use as a warmup, a center during small group intervention, or after school intervention especially when you have a wide range of reading levels.

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Data Safety How safe is this product?

  • Users can interact with trusted users.
  • Users cannot interact with untrusted users, including strangers and/or adults.
  • Profile information must be shared for social interactions.

Data Rights What rights do I have to the data?

  • Unclear whether users can create or upload content.
  • Users do not retain ownership of their data.
  • Unclear whether this product provides processes to access and review user data.

Ads & Tracking Are there advertisements or tracking?

  • Personal information is not shared for third-party marketing.
  • Traditional or contextual advertisements are displayed.
  • Personalised advertising is not displayed.

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