STAR Early Literacy

 

STAR Early Literacy is a computer-adaptive diagnostic assessment that measures the early literacy skills of pre-readers and beginning readers.  If you have tried to test a student in the regular STAR Reading Program and it wouldn’t let them proceed with the test, then you should use the STAR Early Literacy program.  Also, if a student tested on STAR and their level was PP (pre-primer), then it would be a good idea to test them on this program.

 

To enroll students in your class:

• Double click the STAR Early Literacy Management icon
• Put in your password
• Click the Classes button
• Click on your name to highlight it
• Click Enroll
• It will pop up a box that lists all available students
• Click on one of your student’s names to highlight it
• Click OK
• Repeat for all of your students

If one of your students is not in the list of available students:

• Click the Go menu at the top and select Students
• Click the Add button on the left side
• Fill in the required info (First & Last Name, Date of Birth, Password, Grade)
• Click OK
• Click Next
• Select to Enroll the student in your class
• Click Next
• Click Finish
• Click No unless you need to add other students; therefore click Yes

 

To print a report:

• Select Reports from the main menu or Click Go and select Reports
• Click the report you would like to print to highlight it
• You can customize the report by clicking the Custom button
• Click Preview
• Click Print if you’re happy with it
• Click Close if you’re not

 

 

Some helpful reports:

Consolidated Score Report:  measure of overall performance in a 30 day period

Diagnostic:  provides individual diagnostic information about literacy skills

Growth:  graphical representation of progress over time

Parent:  informational letter for parents about their child’s literacy skills

Score Distribution:  detailed information about strengths/weaknesses of your class

Snapshot:  provides a quick look at test results

Summary:  summarizes student test results

Test Record:  lists all individual test results

 

Use the results from these reports to focus on specific areas/skills where your students are struggling.