CARS & STARS Online is designed to be entirely paper-free, with all student answers being entered directly into the software, and results instantly recorded and corrected automatically, requiring no teacher marking.
But the benefits of CARS & STARS Online for teachers go beyond simply not requiring any manual marking. The Teaching Guides, Lesson Plans, Answer Keys, Suggested Pacing Charts and incredible access to instant student results and progress monitoring offered through the reports mean teachers have an unprecedented ability to plan and tailor their instruction.
The CARS & STARS Online Teaching Guides contain complete answer keys for both CARS and STARS modules. The Teaching Guides for the STARS module include in-depth Lesson Plans that take teachers through each of the STARS lessons in detail. These plans show teachers how to present STARS lessons to students and provide step-by-step models for explicit instruction, making lesson planning easy.
The guides contain all correct answers for multiple-choice questions, and modelled answers for questions that involve written responses. They also contain useful tips for teachers as they embark on the program with their students. Each Lesson Plan also includes brief digressions that highlight a specific area of instruction or interest, under the following headings: ELL Support; Genre Focus; Teacher’s Corner; Reteaching; and Connecting with Literature, all designed to broaden and enhance the specific instruction being given in that lesson.
Suggested Pacing Charts for the STARS module of CARS & STARS Online provide teachers with a useful guide as to how long to typically spend on each exercise with students, and how to fit instruction into daily lessons accordingly.
Teachers can access instant overviews of student progress that show how well they are progressing through the various levels of the program, and which areas might need to be targeted for remediation. Class teachers can quickly and easily bring up an overview of a group of students, or even the whole class. This allows easy comparison and whole-class planning for instruction.
If you are interested in learning more about the CARS & STARS Online subscriptions and how they can help children to achieve better results, then sign up for a free trial to be an integral part of your child’s reading success.
