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• 90% of the class achieving 85% average percentage correct

• 20 minutes of Engaged Time per Day

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Taking a STAR Reading test

The new STAR Reading test will be different from the old STAR tests you have seen before.




• You will now have 34 questions to answer during the test.• What will this mean for your students?



Questions 1 - 10

The first ten questions will be as they used to be. They will ask the student to pick the best word to fill a gap in a sentence.



Questions 11 - 34

The other 24 questions will look different. They will give students a longer passage to read and then ask them about what it means.




• There is a time limit to each question.

• A warning icon will appear to tell you if you are approaching the time limit.

• If a student cannot answer a question,do not have him/her guess. Let the time run out and wait for the next question to load.



How can you best use this new test at your school?



What should you be doing now?



Next steps:• Familiarise yourself with the eliminating codes guide• Assist all teachers in eliminating ‘A’ Codes• Identify any students in need of intervention based on STAR

testing• Pick one activity to try from each of the 3 strategy guides• Create events around reading:

– Small– Inclusive– Impact across the school


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