Foundational Skills in language and literacy are predictive of later success. Therefore, it is important to identify the crucial pre-literacy skills students know and what they need to learn early to provide equitable instruction and increased future opportunities.
In our efforts to support early childhood educators and young learners, Renaissance is excited to launch Star Preschool Literacy. Part of the Star Assessment suite, Star Preschool Literacy is specifically designed for preschool students 1 and 2 years prior to kindergarten and equips teachers with the information they need to help determine the key areas in which students need additional support, such as oral language, alphabet knowledge, and phonological awareness—giving all children their best possible start.
Star Preschool Literacy is a computer-adaptive assessment designed for both screening and progress monitoring purposes to assess and track preschool students’ development in key foundational areas.
The innovative, intuitive interface allows for efficient test administration, as well as easy access to valuable, detailed reporting—helping educators get the data they need to target instruction to meet every child’s learning needs and best prepare them for future success.
Star Preschool Literacy helps teachers:
- Accurately assess preschool (1 and 2 years prior to kindergarten) students’ early literacy development with high-quality, research-based assessment items
- Get first-hand insights with device-agnostic, computer-adaptive assessments, delivered 1:1
- Effectively screen and progress monitor with embedded prompts and notifications
- Confidently inform instructional decisions with reliable, intuitive reporting, available in the Star Preschool Record Book* immediately after testing
- Quickly compare student performance to seasonal benchmarks
Click here to watch a short introductory video, where you’ll see how Star Preschool Literacy works.
Reach out to us with any questions or if you want to learn more. Also, we’ll be sharing best practices for preschool assessment—along with more information about Star Preschool Literacy—in a series of blogs coming soon!
*Star Preschool Literacy data is included in its own Record Book, which is similar to the existing Star Record Book, and allows educators to easily review data and inform next steps.