Accurate insights from Star Phonics empower teachers to advance instruction and help students become strong, confident readers.
Request a demo Meet Star PhonicsAssesses the 12 most critical phonics categories with error-level analysis to ensure students have mastered phonics patterns they’ll need and use the most.
Assess the phonics skills of all students in grades 1–6, or any student struggling with reading, in just 2–5 minutes each.
Immediate reports show you where to focus instruction by illustrating which phonics categories are secure and which need additional attention.
Administer remotely or in-person in just 2–5 minutes per student, using easy-to-follow instructions and a simple interface that presents just three words at a time and pinpoints specific phonics skills and letter sounds that require instruction.
Use the provided instructional insights to know where to intervene and what to teach at the student, group, class, and grade levels.
A closer look
Grounded in the Science of Reading, the Star Phonics suite of assessments includes both a screener and diagnostic tests to complement your universal screener, providing the in-depth critical insights into student acquisition of phonics skills.
Administer remotely or in-person with no need for manual data entry. Use any combination of two devices: desktop computers, laptops, or tablets. Students can also test on smartphones.
Administer remotely or in-person with no need for manual data entry. Use any combination of two devices: desktop computers, laptops, or tablets. Students can also test on smartphones.
Customizable to any curriculum’s scope and sequence that follows a consistent teaching progression of phonics skills at each grade level.
Customizable to any curriculum’s scope and sequence that follows a consistent teaching progression of phonics skills at each grade level.
Administer remotely or in-person in just 2–5 minutes per student, using easy-to-follow instructions and a simple interface that presents just three words at a time.
Use results with confidence. Each phonics category is tested multiple times, and error-level scoring pinpoints student difficulties.
Adjust instruction with reports that identify which phonics categories a student, class, and entire grade needs to focus on, and their progress throughout the year.
Administer remotely or in-person in just 2–5 minutes per student, using easy-to-follow instructions and a simple interface that presents just three words at a time.
Administer 2- to 5-minute diagnostic assessments covering only the patterns a student is struggling with, or as recommended from the Star Phonics screener.
Know which specific phonics skills within a particular category need the most instruction, some instruction, and/or review.
Monitor student progress over time so you can adapt strategies as needs change and students master more phonics patterns.
Dr. Michelle Hosp, the creator of Star Phonics, explains why and how she developed this unique assessment.
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