Using STAR Assessments to Implement the Colorado READ

Using STAR Assessments to Implement the Colorado READ Act

Mission “Our primary purpose is to accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide. ” © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 2

Agenda Using STAR Assessments to Implement the Colorado READ Act • Norming and benchmarks – STAR Reading re-norming— 2014 – STAR Early Literacy norming— 2014 – STAR Reading and STAR Early Literacy scale equivalency • STAR Early Literacy Diagnostic Report – Skills profile—case study (fall, winter, spring) – Understanding skill set scores © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 3

Resources Colorado. STAR@Renaissance. com Technical Support 800 -338 -4204 Live Chat in Renaissance Place © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 4

STAR Early Learning © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 5

STAR Reading Re-norming © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 6

• Standards and expectations for students nationwide have increased © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 7

Will the new norms for STAR Reading change how students are classified on the Screening Report? © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 8

It’s possible. • You may see more students identified for intervention and urgent intervention, even when using the default benchmarks. © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 9

Here’s an example. 0 SS 1400 SS © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 10

Fall – Grade 2 n Urgent Intervention n On Watch n Benchmark 110 2008 126 2014 © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 11

STAR Reading Benchmarks 1 © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 12

STAR Early Literacy Norming © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 13

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STAR Early Literacy Transition Benchmarks m m © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 15

Why do STAR Early Literacy percentile ranks increase with every grade? • Increasingly struggling readers © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 16

Increasingly Struggling Readers K 2 -3 1 Struggling Readers © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 17

Why do STAR Early Literacy percentile ranks increase with every grade? • Increasingly struggling readers • Smaller group of students to compare to © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 18

Smaller Comparison Group Does this accurately depict Bobby’s skills? © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 19

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Why do STAR Early Literacy percentile ranks increase with every grade? © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 21

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The percentile ranks associated the benchmarks jump the increase from The percentile ranks with associated with the spring of one year to the fall of the next. benchmarks increase from the spring of one year to the fall of the next. © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 23

Change Benchmarks in the Software © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 24

STAR Early Literacy Diagnostic Report © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 25

How do you make meaning of the scaled score? © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 26

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First Grade—Fall 495 SS © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 28

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First Grade—Fall • Below 40—Frustration • 40 – 55—Intervention • 56 – 75—Instruction • Above 75—Mastery © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 30

First Grade— Winter Fall 606 SS © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 31

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First Grade— Winter • Below 40—Frustration • 40 – 55—Intervention • 56 – 75—Instruction • Above 75—Mastery © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 33

First Grade— Spring Fall Winter 714 SS © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 34

First Grade— Spring • Below 40—Frustration • 40 – 55—Intervention • 56 – 75—Instruction • Above 75—Mastery © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 35

Fall © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 36

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Completing the READ Plan © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 39

Resources Colorado. STAR@Renaissance. com Technical Support 800 -3384204 Live Chat in Renaissance Place © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 40

Contact Renaissance Learning to Convert Scores Spring 2015 Colorado. STAR@Renaissance. com © 2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 41

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