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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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.