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 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.

Set the Star Assessments Dates and Times Preference

Define when students can take Star Computer Adaptive assessments.