Student Achievement in Reading (STAR) is a national professional development initiative to improve reading education for intermediate level adult readers.

As STAR programs, teachers and administrators are trained and supported in:

Conducting diagnostic reading assessments to identify students' instructional needs in all four reading components (Alphabetics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension)

Using the results of diagnostic assessments to plan instruction.

Developing and delivery lessons using explicit instruction.

Using evidence-based reading strategies.

Monitoring student progress.

Six states (California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Ohio and South Dakota) participated in the national pilot from 2004-2007. Ohio had nine pilot sites. In FY08, Ohio added six new STAR programs; in FY10, five more joined; and in FY11, four new programs came on board. These sites attended three Institutes and received technical support from the SWRC.

To learn more about this national project, please visit www.startoolkit.org