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Lisa S.

Teacher

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/21/2020

"I love using Star to analyze student growth over time in order to direct my instruction."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

The most helpful tool for me at this time is the Star Early Literacy Assessment. I use this assessment to determine whether a student is showing deficiencies in phonemic awareness. I am the dyslexia specialist for the district and use the Star Early Literacy Assessment to determine which students could benefit from the Orton-Gillingham style of learning phonics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

I really wish that I could look at a students diagnostic reports and determine for certain the skills they are struggling with. I would like to know that a student is struggling with prepositions because he/she missed some questions pertaining to that concept. Currently, the student results are based upon their scaled scores. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

Star Assessments have really helped me show the students how capable they are of growth. When their graph shows growth, the students tend to gain confidence, which you can see in their whole demeanor. Now that we are required to create RSPs for our students with weaknesses in reading, we use star to target areas of need, set goals, and monitor their progress. We use that information to create and update our Reading Success Plans periodically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.