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This guide will explain what a STAR assessment is. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher or visit the STAR website [at](at www.renlearn.com/se)[ www.renlearn.com/se](at www.renlearn.com/se).  \nWhat are STAR assessments?  \nRenaissance Learning™ pioneered computer-adaptive testing in the classroom in 1996 with the introduction of STAR Reading™, and has been improving upon it ever since. As a result we offer a line of testing products that all function the same, are all built with the same high level of measurement accuracy, and all share the same design principles.  \nSTAR Early Literacy Enterprise ™ is the leading computer-based diagnostic assessment of early literacy skills developed for Pre-K–3 students. STAR Early Literacy Enterprise tracks development in three domains and ten sub-domains:  \nWord Facility and Skills  \n• Alphabetic Principle  \n• Concept of Word  \n• Visual Discrimination  \n• Phonemic Awareness  \n• Phonics  \n• Structural Analysis  \n• Vocabulary  \nComprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning  \n• Sentence-Level Comprehension  \n• Paragraph-Level Comprehension  \nNumbers and Operations  \n• Early Numeracy  \nSTAR Reading Enterprise ™ is an assessment of reading comprehension and skills for independent readers through grade 12. STAR Reading Enterprise tracks development in five domains:  \n• Word Knowledge and Skills  \n• Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning  \n• Analyzing Literary Text  \n• Understanding Author’s Craft  \n• Analyzing Argument and Evaluating Text  \nSTAR Reading Spanish ™ is an assessment of Spanish reading comprehension for independent readers from grade levels 1–5; however, it can be administered to Spanishspeaking students at grade levels 1–12. STAR Reading Spanish tracks a student’s:  \n• Spanish reading level  \n• Spanish ZPD for independent reading practice of Spanish literature  \n• Spanish reading growth and overall progress  \nSTAR Math Enterprise ™ is an assessment of math achievement for students in grades 1–12. STAR Math Enterprise tracks development in four domains:  \n• Numbers and Operations  \n• Algebra  \n• Geometry and Measurement  \n• Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability  \nWhat are computer-adaptive tests?  \nAll STAR assessments are computer-adaptive tests (CATs) . Computer-adaptive tests continually adjust the difficulty of each child’s test by choosing each test question based on the child’s previous response. If the child answers a question correctly, the difficulty level of the next item is increased. If the child misses a question, the difficulty level is decreased. CATs save testing time and spare your child the frustration of items that are too difficult and the boredom of items that are too easy.  \nHow long does it take to complete a STAR assessment?  \nSTAR tests are designed to be as efficient as possible. On average, students will complete the STAR Math Enterprise test in about 20 minutes, the STAR Reading Enterprise test in about 15 minutes, the STAR Early Literacy Enterprise test in 15–20 minutes, and the STAR Reading Spanish test in about 10 minutes. However, some students may require more time.  \nWhat are STAR assessments used for?  \nThe STAR assessments are often used to screen students for their reading and math achievement levels. STAR Reading and STAR Math™ assessments help determine reading and math achievement levels in order to place students into the Accelerated Reader™ and Accelerated Math™ programs. STAR Early Literacy Enterprise assessments help educators monitor students’ growing literacy skills and students’ progress toward becoming independent readers. 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