CARS & STARS Online is a digital reading comprehension program based on twelve core reading strategies that is designed to turn every student into a comfortable and proficient reader who can approach every type of text with an advanced level of reading comprehension. A reader who has progressed through CARS & STARS Online won’t just be able to read a text, they’ll be able to determine why they think it was written and what the person who wrote it was trying to get them to think when they read it. What’s more, they’ll be able to do this and many more textual analysis skills as second nature rather than as additional work, because they’ve been made familiar with them across the breadth of the entire program.
Reading comprehension is a skill that underpins success in many aspects of life. A reader who is able to decipher text at a high level is a person who is capable of high-level reasoning and interpretation. The modes of thought they bring to textual analysis – effortlessly and as second nature – will make them consumers of media that are not easily fooled, and readers who can learn and make meaning from any kind of text without trouble. A good reader has a leg up in subjects as diverse as science, maths, history, legal studies and indeed anything that requires the ability to read written procedures. It’s like a superpower your students won’t even know they’re using!
What’s more, studies have shown that reading well – and reading regularly – has benefits that include increasing brain activity, improving general vocabulary, developing critical thinking and increasing the ability to understand others.
Students who read well perform better in all subjects, but they also have an advantage in life. There really are no downsides to becoming a better reader, in school and in the wider world.
CARS & STARS Online aims to take students and make them informed, evaluative interpreters of text. Great reading comprehension is a more vital skill than ever, and a student schooled by CARS & STARS Online will be able to perform high-level textual analysis as second nature, on every text. It’s not just a head start at school – it’s a skill for life.
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.
