Technical Manual - Renaissance Learning

IntroductionSTAR Early Literacy Enterprise and the Common Core State Standardsachievement. Thus, STAR Early Literacy Enterprise provides valuable informationregarding the development of early literacy skills.The bulk of the skills assessed in STAR Early Literacy Enterprise are also found inthe CCSS Foundational Skills. In addition, STAR Early Literacy Enterprise assessessome skills in three other areas included in the CCSS broader standards: theReading Standards for Literature K-5, the Reading Standards for InformationalText K-5, and the skills for Vocabulary Acquisition and Use found in the LanguageStandards K-5. These sets of standards focus on key ideas and details, craft andstructure, integration of knowledge, and vocabulary.STAR Early Literacy has grade-level anchors and specific grade-level expectationslargely based on the same standards as CCSS.Resources consulted to determine the set of skills most appropriate for assessingreading development include the following:Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy inHistory/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. 2010.http://www.corestandards.org/the-standardsEarly Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center. The Head Start Leaders Guide toPositive Child Outcomes. September, 2003. http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/resources/ECLKC_Bookstore/PDFs/HeadStartGuidePositiveChildOutcomes.pdfNational Institute for Literacy, and National Center for Family Literacy. DevelopingEarly Literacy: Report of the National Early Literacy Panel. 2008.http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/upload/NELPReport09.pdfReport of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read. Findings andDeterminations of the National Reading Panel by Topic Area. Last updated08/31/2006. http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/findings.cfmSEDL. The Cognitive Foundations of Learning to Read: A Framework. 2009.http://www.sedl.org/reading/framework/Shanker, James L., and Eldon E. Ekwall. Locating and Correcting ReadingDifficulties. 8th Ed. New Jersey: Merrill Prentice Hall. 2003U.S. Department of Education, and Institute of Education Sciences (IES): NationalCenter for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Assisting StudentsStruggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-TierIntervention in the Primary Grades. February, 2009.http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/practiceguides/rti_reading_pg_021809.pdfSTAR Early LiteracyTechnical Manual14