--- title: Brand New to ReadTheory? Teachers Start Here.  description: Everything You Need to Get Your Classroom Up and Running --- [Skip to content](https://help.readtheory.org/brand-new-to-readtheory#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [![Logo](https://help.readtheory.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo.png?width=300&height=56&name=Logo.png)](https://readtheory.org/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [ReadTheory Knowledge Base](https://help.readtheory.org/?hsLang=en) 2. [Getting Started](https://help.readtheory.org/getting-started?hsLang=en) # Brand New to ReadTheory? Teachers Start Here. ## Everything You Need to Get Your Classroom Up and Running 🚀 Brand new to ReadTheory? Here are the five things every teacher needs to do to get started, in order. Each step links to a full how-to guide with all the details. ### 📑 Table of Contents - [The 5 Basics to Get Started](https://help.readtheory.org/brand-new-to-readtheory#basics) - [Go Deeper: Webinars & Training](https://help.readtheory.org/brand-new-to-readtheory#not-working) - [If Something Isn't Working](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GIGfSUFkjhjUPOOM0VPcBE6Fry4y6U4tjvCHXR7QyxA/edit#troubleshooting) - [Other Helpful Resources](https://help.readtheory.org/brand-new-to-readtheory#resources) ### The 5 Basics to Get Started **1. Create your teacher account.** Sign up in just two steps, with a username and password or with Single Sign-On (Google, Microsoft, Clever, or ClassLink). 👉 [How to Create a Teacher Account](https://help.readtheory.org/how-to-create-a-teacher-account?hsLang=en) **2. Create a class.** Set up your first classroom so you have somewhere to add students and assign work. 👉 [Creating Classrooms](https://help.readtheory.org/creating-classrooms?hsLang=en) **3. Add your students.** Choose the option that fits your students best: a unique username and password, SSO, or joining an existing account with a class code. 👉[Adding Students and Creating Student Accounts](https://help.readtheory.org/adding-students-and-creating-student-accounts?hsLang=en) **4. Have students take the pretest.** Every student takes a short, adaptive pretest the first time they log in. This sets their starting reading level and unlocks personalized practice. 👉 [What Happens First? (Students)](https://help.readtheory.org/what-happens-first-students?hsLang=en)  👉 [Locating and Analyzing Pretest Scores](https://help.readtheory.org/locating-and-analyzing-pretest-scores?hsLang=en) **5. Track student data in Progress Reports.** Once students have completed the pretest and one additional quiz, their data will start showing up in your reports. 👉 [How to View Student Progress](https://help.readtheory.org/progress-reports?hsLang=en)   **🌟 That's it!** Students work independently from their own accounts, while teachers track data from the Progress Reports dashboard. ReadTheory is a fully adaptive platform: when students first log in, they take a short pretest, and based on their performance, the system automatically adjusts the difficulty of future quizzes. There's no need to assign anything manually.   ### Go Deeper: Webinars & Training Once you've got the basics running, our live and on-demand webinars go deeper into getting the most out of ReadTheory, benchmarking students, supporting ESL and special education learners, and more.   👉 [See ReadTheory's Webinars & Professional Development](https://readtheory.org/teacher-professional-development/) 👉  [Does ReadTheory Offer Teacher Trainings and Professional Development](https://help.readtheory.org/tea?hsLang=en)   ### Something Isn't Working If you've added students but their data isn't showing up in your reports, check out our troubleshooting guide.   👉 [ReadTheory Troubleshooting](https://help.readtheory.org/troubleshooting?hsLang=en) 👉 [Why Isn't My Student's Data Appearing?](https://help.readtheory.org/student-data-not-appearing?hsLang=en)   ### Other Helpful Resources - [Inviting a Co-Teacher](https://help.readtheory.org/co-teacher?hsLang=en): share a class with another educator - [Assigning Activities](https://help.readtheory.org/activities?hsLang=en): set weekly goals, assign passages, or run a class competition - [Motivating Students on ReadTheory](https://help.readtheory.org/motivating-students?hsLang=en): tips and built-in tools to keep students engaged - [What Is ReadTheory Premium?](https://help.readtheory.org/what-is-readtheory-premium?hsLang=en): see what's included beyond the free version - [ReadTheory's Teacher's Lounge](https://readtheory.org/teachers-lounge/): articles, tips, and community resources from fellow educators   ---   Have questions? 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