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.
In addition to using CARS & STARS Online to sharpen students’ reading comprehension, here are some tips for improving literacy skills for every child inside and outside of the classroom.
Reading aloud can help with reading comprehension because it gives students more time to process what they’re reading, and they are also hearing the words as well as simply seeing them.
Providing books at the right level means children get lots of practice reading at the level they can manage, without being frustrated. In tandem with the CARS & STARS approach of matching students to just the right reading level, this assures that children are challenged but never overwhelmed – and that they get plenty of positive reinforcement and fun from reading, too!
Rereading can improve fluency by giving additional practice at decoding words quickly, on the fly, so they become more comfortable.
Getting the teacher to recommend books or suggest next steps can be helpful, especially if their choices are informed by CARS & STARS Online’s unique, data-based approach to be able to target just where a child might be having trouble.
Supplementing class reading with related texts – or texts that are just fun – can help keep students engaged and interested.
Talking about what children are reading, both in class and at home, can similarly keep children interested while reinforcing that reading is something to get excited and interested about.
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.
