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Creating Classrooms and Adding Students

Organize, Connect, and Kickstart Learning in Your ReadTheory Classroom 🏫

A ReadTheory classroom allows teachers to organize and manage groups of students from one central teacher account. You can assign reading activities, track progress, and streamline your classroom reading goals—quickly and easily!

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How to Create a Classroom

Setting up a classroom takes just a few minutes! Here’s how:

  1. Log in to your teacher account—this will bring you straight to your My Classes page.

    my classes

  2. Click the “Add New Class” button.

    creating class 1

  3. Fill out the class details.

    fill out class details

  4. Invite any co-teachers if needed (you can always add them later).

    add co teacher

  5. Click “Create Class” at the bottom of the form.

    create class

Your new classroom will now appear in your dashboard! 🎉

Adding or Connecting Student Accounts

There are two ways to connect students to your classroom:

  1. Create new student accounts directly from your teacher dashboard, or
  2. Connect to existing student accounts.

Creating New Student Accounts

You can create student accounts in four different ways—choose what works best for you!

1. Manual Input (Create Usernames & Passwords)

  • Go to your My Classes page.

    my classes

  •  Click “Create New Student Accounts.”

    create new student accounts

  • Manually enter first and last names (and emails, if you want). Our system will generate usernames and passwords, or you can set your own.

    manually enter students

  • After entering each student, click “Add New Student.”

    add new student

  • Once the class is complete, hit Save & Continue.

    save and continue

  • You’ll get printable login cards by email. 📝 

2. Students Sign Up via Google, Microsoft, Clever, or Classlink (SSO)

  • Students go to the sign-up page and choose Student.

    select student

  • Students select Sign Up with Google/Microsoft/Clever/Classlink.

    create student account

  • They log in using their school email or student ID.

  • Once in, they go to “My Teachers,” enter your email or class code, and click Send Invite.

    enter teacher class code

📰 Tip: After signing in, students still need to connect. Read our How to Connect to a Teacher guide for quick help.

3. Students Create Their Own Login

  • Students go to the sign-up page and choose Student.

    select student

  • They create their own unique username and password.

    create own username

  • After clicking Sign Up, the program will begin with a pretest.

4. Bulk Upload with CSV

  • Download this .csv template.

  • Enter your student info into the template, then log in to your account.

  • Choose the class.

    choose the class

  •  Click “Add New Students.”

    add new students

  • Click "Import via .csv" (top-right).

    import from csv

  • Upload the file, hit Save & Continue, and we’ll email you the login cards

📽️ Need a visual? Check out our 1-minute tutorial!

 

💬 Need help? Email your .csv to support@readtheory.org, and we’ll handle the setup for you!

Connecting to Existing Student Accounts

Students with existing accounts can join your classroom using either a class code or your email address. Here’s how:

1. From your My Classes page, click on your class name.

choose the class

2. You’ll see the class code listed directly beneath the class title.

class code (1)

3. Share that Class Code or your teacher email with your students.

4. Students should log in, then click on “My Teachers” from the drop-down menu.

my teachers dropdown

5. They’ll enter either the code or your email and hit Send Request.

enter teacher class code

📽️ Need a visual? Check out our 1-minute tutorial!

Related Articles & Resources

How to Create a Student Account

Inviting a Co-Teacher

What is the Pretest?

Time Zone Settings

Logging In

Have questions? We’re here to help. Reach out anytime at support@readtheory.org.