Perfect for in-person, remote, and hybrid instruction, this comprehensive reading assessment gives you the information you need to ensure your students reach high levels of literacy. For universal screening, progress monitoring, goal setting, and more.

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AWARD-WINNING K–12 READING ASSESSMENT

Chart a path to reading success for every student

One K–12 comprehensive assessment provides all the insights needed to guide literacy growth for emergent readers, struggling readers, and high achievers, whether you are testing in-person, remotely, or a combination of both.

Actionable data at your fingertips

Whether assessing in school or remotely, Star Reading transforms assessment data into action steps for educators, giving teachers helpful insights and tools to strengthen instruction.

Get recommended groupings of students based on both their scaled scores and benchmark categories, or create your own groups for more effective small-group instruction.

For each instructional group, Star Reading uses the score range and median score to automatically recommend skills students are ready to learn.

One assessment, many uses

Personalize instruction and target support

Placement tests

Eradicate over-testing by eliminating separate placement tests for each instructional program. Star Reading can help place students into content from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Edmentum™, Classworks^®, and more. Plus, Star Reading fully integrates with Renaissance Accelerated Reader^®.

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College entrance exams

As early as sixth grade, Star Reading helps you identify students who may need additional support to get on track for college and career readiness. See how students are progressing toward the ACT benchmarks for reading and English as well as the SAT benchmark for evidence-based writing.

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STATE LINKING STUDIES FOR STAR ASSESSMENTS

Forecast students’ future performance on state summative tests

With Star, you can forecast which students are on track to perform well on your state’s summative test as early as fall—giving you ample time to intervene early and help get all students on track for success.

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New York NY
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Tennessee TN
Texas TX
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Vermont VT
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Washington WA
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The student experience

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Word Knowledge and Skills

Star Reading measures students’ knowledge and understanding of vocabulary, as well as their ability to apply vocabulary strategies.

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Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning

Short passages ask students to use strategies such as self-monitoring, making predictions, drawing conclusions, and using the organizational structure of the text to improve understanding.

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Analyzing Literary Text

Students are asked to explore the plot, setting, character, theme, and point of view in literary text, as well as the characteristics of different genres.

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Understanding Author’s Craft

Star Reading measures students’ understanding and analysis of an author’s use of language and literary devices to create certain effects.

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Analyzing Argument and Evaluating Text

These items ask students to recognize, analyze, and evaluate arguments in persuasive, editorial, and academic writing.

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Star Reading is available in Spanish!

Unlike any other K-12 assessment, Renaissance created learning progressions specifically for English and Spanish. You’ll be able to identify the skills students know in both languages and help chart a path to move them towards mastery.

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See data on a broad range of reading skills appropriate to each grade level

Guide students to become proficient readers with a research-based, empirically supported learning progression for your state. It identifies the continuum of reading strategies and skills needed for students to reach grade-level proficiency and achieve mastery.

Reading: Literature

Key Ideas and Details
Character
Setting
Plot
Theme
Summary
Inference and Evidence
Craft and Structure
Point of View
Structure of Literary Text
Word Meaning
Connotation
Author’s Word Choice and Figurative Language
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Modes of Representation
Analysis and Comparison
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Reading: Informational Text

Key Ideas and Details
Prediction
Main Idea and Details
Inference and Evidence
Sequence
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Connections and Relationships
Summary
Craft and Structure
Text Features
Author’s Purpose and Perspective
Word Meaning
Organization
Author’s Word Choice and Figurative Language
Connotation
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Modes of Representation
Argumentation
Analysis and Comparison
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Language

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Word Relationships
Structural Analysis
Context Clues
Real-Life Word Connections and Applications
Vocabulary in Context
Antonyms
Multiple-Meaning Words
Synonyms
Word Reference Materials
Figures of Speech

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Recognized by educators and industry leaders nationwide

SOC2 Report

2022
NCII

2021
ED Tech Cool Tool Finalist

2019
TCEA

2019
Tech Learning Awards of Excellence

2019

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SUCCESS STORY

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Perfect for in-person, remote, and hybrid instruction, this comprehensive reading assessment gives you the information you need to ensure your students reach high levels of literacy. For universal screening, progress monitoring, goal setting, and more.

AWARD-WINNING K–12 READING ASSESSMENT

Chart a path to reading success for every student

Actionable data at your fingertips

One assessment, many uses

Personalize instruction and target support

Placement tests

College entrance exams

Forecast students’ future performance on state summative tests

See sample items from Star Reading

Word Knowledge and Skills

Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning

Analyzing Literary Text

Understanding Author’s Craft

Analyzing Argument and Evaluating Text

Star Reading is available in Spanish!

Powerful Assessment Tools

See data on a broad range of reading skills appropriate to each grade level

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Language

Recognized by educators and industry leaders nationwide

SOC2 Report

NCII

ED Tech Cool Tool Finalist

TCEA

Tech Learning Awards of Excellence

SUCCESS STORY

BROCHURE

Explore features, review research, get funding resources, and more

Discover the power of Renaissance Star Assessments

Let’s talk about introducing Star Reading in your school or district!