Understanding STAR Reading Prepared by Sara Peskie from

Understanding STAR Reading Prepared by Sara Peskie from Renaissance Place Presented by: N. Franco and A. Sullivan

Objectives • STAR Reading features • When and How to Test • Take a student test

What is STAR Reading? A computer-adaptive assessment • Reading comprehension • Reading ranges • Monitors progress

Uses For STAR Reading • Beginning of the school year – Determine initial reading ranges – Identify students who need extra help • During the school year – Monitor – Measure – Predict

STAR Reading Advantages • Computer-adaptive – Items slightly below grade level – Matches to ability level – Responses determine pattern of test items • Brief – Most students finish in under 10 minutes – Almost all can finish in under 13 minutes • Accurate and reliable

STAR Reading Test Each assessment contains 25 questions: • Grades 1 and 2 – 25 vocabulary-in-context items • Grades 3 and above – 20 vocabulary-in-context items – 5 authentic text passages

STAR Reading Time Limits • First and Second Grades – 60 seconds per item • Third Grade and Above – 45 seconds per vocabulary item – 90 seconds per text passage • Warning clock during the last 15 seconds • Testing time does not affect scores

STAR Reading Test Frequency • Administer two or three times a year – Beginning – Middle – End • Students may test more frequently for progress monitoring purposes • Item bank contains over 1, 400 items

STAR Reading Administration • Test in a quiet environment • Read the Pretest Instructions prior to first test of the year • Do not read questions aloud or explain questions during the test • Students have their Renaissance Place user names and passwords

STAR Reading Resources • • Library Media Specialist Handouts Help Topics Technical Support – Telephone: 888 -274 -2720 – Email: support@renlearn. com – Online: http: //support. renlearn. com/techkb