Read theory is an amazing resource

I love ReadTheory because it makes personalized learning so easy! It challenges each student at their level, keeping them motivated and engaged. My favorite way to use it is as a warm-up activity. It’s great to start the day with critical thinking and meaningful reading practice! I also love the level-up points, and how I can easily check if they are understanding the reading so that I can support them more.

My students improved by three grade levels in the first semester with consistent use a few times a week. The reports are probably the stand-out feature. They’re detailed, intuitive, and incredibly useful for both teachers and students. I appreciate how the reports break down strengths and weaknesses by specific standards and skills which helps me target instruction more effectively. I highly recommend this program and thankful I found it!

The main advertised feature of this program is for educators to be able to monitor their students grade and lexile levels, which the program does poorly of. Functionality wise, the program works fine. You can buy a premium subscription to make sure students are on level with reading, but if you do not buy the subscription, the program will default the articles to the level it “thinks” the student is on. If you get even one question wrong, it will drop you down a whole grade level. Overall, I do not recommend this as a tool to measure students levels and to give them on level reading exposure.