Tips for Getting Started

There are a number of tasks that usually need to be done in Star Reading at the start of a new school year. Select a task to see the instructions for it.

New school year?

Get a list of things to do in all programs at the start of a new school year.

Review guidance document

Review our guidelines to help you determine which assessment students should take: Star Early Literacy or Star Reading.

Set the Enterprise Tests Preference (school- and class-level preference)

Determines if students can only take Enterprise tests or if they can take either an Enterprise or a Progress Monitoring. Can be set at the school level or the class level.

Set the Lexile® range Preference

Determines whether the Lexile® range will be included on certain reports.

Set the Password Requirement Preference

Determines whether a monitor password is required before students can begin taking a test.

Set the Monitor Password - Star Tests Preference

If a monitor password is required, use this preference to determine what that password is.

Set the Accommodations Preference

Provide extra tools and accommodations (including unlimited time) for students to use while taking Star Reading (English) tests.

Set the Extended Question Time Limit Preference

Extend the amount of time a student has to answer questions.

Set the Estimated Instructional Level Preference

Changes the difficulty level of the first question the student sees on a test.