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STAR Reading

Immediate, reliable results from one easy-to-administer test.

In the past, waiting for assessments results meant weeks or months of missed adjustment opportunities to assure that your reading instruction and practice are effective. With STAR Reading™, there's no more waiting for assessment results. You'll have all the information you need immediately!

STAR Reading is the most efficient method for assessing reading comprehension, and providing maximum reliability in a minimum amount of time. It's the most widely used national norm-referenced reading test today. Students can complete the 24-item reading test in approximately 10 minutes. The norm-referenced test uses computer-adaptive technology that adjusts the difficulty of each question based on students' previous answers.

With STAR Reading you can:

  • Differentiate instruction. You can determine the appropriate level of challenge for each child, instantly place new student, identify those who need individual help, and personalize reading practice.
  • Enjoy fast, specific results. You'll get accurate, reliable, norm-referenced reading scores — including grade equivalents, percentile ranks, and normal curve equivalents — for grades 1-12.
  • Receive quality data. STAR Reading has been validated with a nationally representative sample of more than 60,000 students and is highly correlated to state and national standardized tests, including ITBS, CAT, SAT and TerraNova.
  • Benefit from periodic progress monitoring. STAR Reading streamlines the testing process so you can administer tests at key times throughout the school year.
  • Access information easily. With the Renaissance Place™ Edition of STAR Reading, all your STAR Reading information can be accessed from any Web-connected computer.
  • Reduced Costs. You don't pay on a per-test basis, so there is no additional cost of periodic testing.

With STAR Assessments powered by Renaissance Place you get all this:

  • STAR Software that runs on a Web-based server, which can be accessed by any Macintosh or Windows computer on your network in much the same way you connect to a Website on the Internet.
  • Online help and software manuals to help you run your software easily and effectively.
  • Pretest instructions, featuring detailed illustrations to help explain the test to students.
  • Districtwide Management and Reporting Access that gives you and others throughout your district convenient access to all your data and reports from any Web-connected computer, anytime.
  • Extended Expert Support Plan including remote installation within 90 days of purchase, and unlimited support from our world-class team of technical experts.
  • Automatic Software Updates and Upgrades. Your subscription package includes all updates and upgrades at no additional charge. (Does not include major upgrades such as normative updates.)
  • Remote Transfer of Student Data from existing versions within 90 days of purchase (for current STAR Reading customers.)

STAR Reading is sold as a one-time school fee plus a low annual per-student fee. Please contact your local sales representative for a free no-obligation quote.