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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. renaissance.com/Products/Star-Assessments)[ www. renaissance.com/Products/Star-Assessments](at www. renaissance.com/Products/Star-Assessments).  \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 aline 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 .  \n\n| | | STAR Early Literacy™ is the leading computer-based diagnostic assessment of early literacy skills developed for Pre-K–3 students. STAR Early Literacy tracks development in three domains and ten sub-domains: |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | Word Facility and Skills\u003Cbr>X Alphabetic Principle\u003Cbr>X Concept of Word\u003Cbr>X Visual Discrimination\u003Cbr>X Phonemic Awareness\u003Cbr>X Phonics\u003Cbr>X Structural Analysis\u003Cbr>X Vocabulary | Comprehension Strategies\u003Cbr>and Constructing Meaning Numbers and Operations |  |\n|  |  |  | X Sentence-Level Comprehension\u003Cbr>X Paragraph-Level Comprehension | X Early Numeracy |\n| | | STAR Reading™ is an assessment of reading comprehension and skills for independent readers through grade 12. STAR Reading tracks development in five domains:\u003Cbr>X Word Knowledge and Skills\u003Cbr>X Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning\u003Cbr>X Analyzing Literary Text\u003Cbr>X Understanding Author’s Craft\u003Cbr>X Analyzing Argument and Evaluating Text |  |  |\n| | | STAR 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:\u003Cbr>X Spanish reading level\u003Cbr>X Spanish ZPD for independent reading practice of Spanish literature\u003Cbr>X Spanish reading growth and overall progress |  |  |\n| | | STAR Math™ is an assessment of math achievement for students in grades 1–12. STAR Math tracks development in four domains:\u003Cbr>X Numbers and Operations\u003Cbr>X Algebra\u003Cbr>X Geometry and Measurement\u003Cbr>X Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability |  |  |\n\nRenaissance Learning™ | P. O. Box 8036 | Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8036 | (800) 338-4204 | [www. renaissance.com](www. renaissance.com) R54872.190514  \n© 2015 Renaissance Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Page 2 of 8  \nParent’s Guide to STAR™ Assessments—Questions and Answers  \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. 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