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 * Accelerated Reader – STAR Reading Assessment **

Each student will complete the STAR Reading Assessment 3 times a year - the beginning of the school year, at the end of the 1st semester, and at the end of the school year.

** The following are instructions for the STAR Reading Assessment: **
 * The student will log on with their ID/password and on their **HOME** page, they will go under //Star Reading// and select //Take A Test//.
 * Once they are logged in to the test, it will require you to enter a password as Administrator (“//admin//”) before they can continue. Please do not give this password out to the students.
 * The test will give them 2 practice questions to answer before the test officially begins.
 * The test is timed and if too much time is taken, the test will close out without a score and the student will have to take the test again.

When a new student enrolls, the student will be added to the AR system and their ID/password will be provided to you. Once you have this information, they are ready to take their STAR Reading Assessment.

There are several reports that are available for your use:

** Frequently Used Reports **


 * Report ||  Description  ||
 * Diagnostic || An individual skills assessment. ||
 * Growth || An analysis of the degree of progress for a group of students over time. ||
 * Summary || A summary of student test results for a specific date range. ||
 * Test Record || The individual student results for tests taken within a specific date range. ||

**__ Diagnostic __** - This presents diagnostic information about each student’s general reading skills, based on the student’s performance on the STAR Reading test. Information that it will show for each student:
 * SS – scaled scores
 * GE – grade equivalent score
 * PR – national Percentile Rank with other students in the same grade
 * PR Range – where student’s scores would likely fall if taken test numerous times
 * NCE – normal curve equivalent
 * IRL – Independent Reading Level
 * Est. ORF – Estimated Oral Reading Fluency (only reported for tests taken in grades 1-4)
 * ZPD – Zone of Proximal Development – the approximate range that will provide optimal reading challenge without frustration. Student success will also depend on student’s interest and prior knowledge of content.
 * To access each of the reports, follow these instructions:
 * Under STAR Reading, select //Reports//
 * Under //Frequently Used Reports//, select //Diagnostic// (or the report that you want to access)
 * Select “Classes” or “Students,” then click on //View Report//

**__ Growth __** – This report can be run for the class or the individual student. It will show the different test dates and compare the results from each test.

**__ Summary __** – This report is run for the class and provides the results for each student from the most current STAR Assessment taken unless the Reporting Date Range is changed. It will provide you with a view of each student’s test results and how they rank within the class. This report is good to use to identify the ZPD for each student when you want to limit the book level range of students to only books within their ZPD.

**__ Test Record __** – This report will print as an individual student report and provides test results from each of the tests they have taken during the current school year.

There are other reports available also. Play around with the different reports. You might find one to be useful.