Star Reading

Star Reading assesses reading level.

Test are administered from school computers using Renaissance Place.

More information from:

• Wikipedia
• Renaissance Learning (Program Creator)

Report

A sample Star Reading student diagnostic report from 2012

Your child's teacher can print a Student Diagnostic Report Enterprise Test which gives the following information (copied directly from a Student Diagnostic Enterprise Test).

Star Reading scores

SS (Scaled Score)

Based on the difficulty of the questions and the number of correct responses

PR (Percentile Rank)

How your student ranks nationally in the same grade

FGL (Functional Grade Level)

Student's mastery of grade-level Common Core State Standards

GE (Grade Equivalent)

Represented in decimal format. A score of 1.8 represents a first grader in the eighth month of the school year

IRL (Instructional Reading Level)

Also written in decimal format

Est. ORF (Estimated Oral Reading Fluency)

Number of words the student is likely to be able to read per minute correctly on a grade level appropriate text

Common Core State Standard domain scores

Ranges from 0-100 for the following areas:

• Key Ideas and Details
• Craft and Structure
• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
• Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Reading recommendation

ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development)

Identifies books at the right level to provide optimal reading challenge without frustration. This number can then be entered into arbookfind.com to find appropriate books. The ZPD is a range. ex: 1.8 - 2.8

Newer test (>2013?) also provide a Lexile Measure, which helps you find reading level appropriate books.