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Star CBM Lectura for grades K–6. Assessments that truly reflect students’ literacy development in Spanish

K–12 Assessments in Spanish

Know what your emergent bilinguals are ready to learn

Whether you are testing in-person, remotely, or a combination of both, confidently guide instructional decisions for students receiving instruction in both English and Spanish.

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Star Spanish Focus Skills

Focus Skills are the building blocks of student learning. Based on extensive research on how learning progresses in reading and math, the Focus Skills provide a roadmap to lead each student to greater mastery.

The importance of assessing in both languages

THE DIFFERENCE DATA MAKES

The importance of assessing in both languages

Imagine you have a new student, a Spanish-speaking English Learner. If you only test him in English, you won’t necessarily get a complete picture of the skills he has developed in his native language.

Now imagine that you also assess the student in Spanish. This will provide you with insight into what he knows and can do in both languages, so you can provide instruction and support to help him reach his full potential.

Assessment and instructional planning

Understand the needs of your English Learners

Reading and Math

Three Star Assessments are available in both English and Spanish: Star Early Literacy for grades K–3, Star Reading for grades K–12, and Star Math for grades 1–12. With Star Assessments, you can get a consistent measure of achievement and growth, in English and in Spanish, across all grades!

Emergent Bilinguals

Star Assessments support an asset-based approach to learning, focused on what students know and can do in Spanish and English—and how you can build on this to support bilingualism and biliteracy. Get the details in our recent blog post.

Common Myths

Is there really a “critical period” for learning a second language? Is English immersion more or less effective than dual-language instruction? Get the answers as we explore 6 common myths about bilingual learners.

Skill Progression

Which skills are your students ready to learn in Spanish? The Progresión de la lectura de Renaissance describes the learning progression development process, including how it is authentic to the pedagogy for Spanish Reading. It also represents the set of skills a student needs to achieve reading success.

Recorded webinar

Making a difference in the outcome of your dual-language learners: Tools that work

Presenters: Doris Chavez-Linville and Carol Johnson

Students in bilingual and dual-language programs graduate from high school headed to the career or college of their dreams. One of the main reasons for this success is the development of biliteracy. This session explores the ways in which Renaissance supports biliteracy in bilingual and dual-language programs.

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Assessing emergent bilinguals: Celebra lo que saben

Watch this webinar to see how Star Assessments in Spanish and English show you what emerging bilingual students know and what they’re ready to learn next.

Star Spanish is included with Star Early Literacy, Star Reading, and Star Math

Star Early Literacy

Foundational Skills
  • Print Concepts
  • Phonological Awareness
  • Phonics and Word Recognition
  • Fluency
  • Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Star Reading

Informational Text & Literature
  • Key Ideas and Details
  • Craft and Structure
  • Integration of Knowledge & Skills
  • Range of Reading & Text Complexity
Language
  • Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Star Math

  • Counting and Cardinality
  • Operations and Algebraic Thinking
  • Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
  • Measurement and Data
  • Geometry
  • Fraction Concepts and Operations
  • Ratios and Proportional Relationships
  • The Number System
Expressions and Equations
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Functions

Star Assessments give teachers a fast, clear picture of students’ abilities in both languages… We’re also able to identify problems early in the process, without requiring a lot of one-on-one teacher time for testing.

Anna Thomas • Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Accountability, OSD

Webinar

Assessing Emergent Bilinguals: Celebra lo que saben

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