CARS & STARS Online is a digital reading comprehension program based around the repeated application of twelve core reading strategies to make students better readers who can analyse and interpret any text with a high level of understanding.
The program is designed for flexibility in the classroom and can be used effectively in several ways to fulfil each teacher’s classroom needs. Because of this flexibility, teachers and administrators are given significant latitude in how they can incorporate the program into their existing instruction. How they choose to allocate time for the strategy lessons, review lessons and the final review is up to teachers, depending on the needs of their students.
Because CARS & STARS Online is about meeting students at their point of need with personally targeted, differentiated instruction, the time teachers might choose to spend on certain tasks may vary substantially at their own discretion, in accordance with the speed with which students are mastering tasks and any areas that might require particular scrutiny or remediation. CARS & STARS Online is all about making sure every student gets the best instruction possible, focusing on just what they need – and making it as easy as possible for teachers to deliver this, and know exactly how it is being received.
But along with this flexibility, CARS & STARS Online does offer teachers guidance when it comes to fitting in with class scheduling and planning. During instruction, Suggested Pacing Charts offer helpful guidance to teachers on how best to cover content in class. They break each lesson down into its components and give suggestions for how long to spend on each item. However, teachers can adjust the times as needed in the Suggested Pacing Chart to best accommodate their daily schedule of instruction. Flexibility is key.
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.
