Kentucky Board of Education Approves Renaissance Assessments for K-3 Early Literacy Screening and Diagnostics

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Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, recently announced that Star Assessments have been approved by the Kentucky Department of Education to assist school leaders and teachers to meet the required criteria of the Read to Succeed Act (Senate Bill 9) through valid and reliable assessment as part of a multi-tiered system of supports for students in grades K-3. “We’re pleased to support the teachers and students of Kentucky with valid and reliable assessments for measuring and monitoring literacy skills proficiency,” said Mark DeFranco, Regional Vice President at Renaissance. “Star Assessments will help teachers to identify students who may be at risk for developing reading difficulties and are in need of additional instruction and intervention, as well as the key foundational literacy skills students are ready to learn next.” Star Assessments are quick and easy for teachers to administer, and they provide actionable information to support strong foundational literacy development: • Star Early Literacy is a computer-adaptive assessment of phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, print concepts, fluency, and comprehension for beginning and emergent readers. • Star Reading is a computer-adaptive assessment for independent readers in the key domains of vocabulary and comprehension. Our portfolio includes solutions for assessment (Star Assessments, Star Phonics, myIGDIs for Preschool, FastBridge, DnA, and SchoolCity); practice (Accelerated Reader, myON, Freckle, and Lalilo); data-driven insights (eduCLIMBER and Schoolzilla); and teacher-facilitated instructional delivery (Nearpod).

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