STudent Achivement in Reading (STAR)
In the spring of 2005, Connecticut began implementation of the STudent Achievement in Reading (STAR) program, a federal initiative from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. In the initial pilot phase three adult education programs were chosen to participate: Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport Adult Education. STAR is a comprehensive training and technical assistance package providing professional development to teachers of Intermediate level readers.

In the fall of 2006, the “STAR Reading Institute” was launched in CT. This institute, offered in partnership with the CT State Department of Education, the Reading and Language Arts Task Force and the Adult Training and Development Network, allowed all teachers access to research and good reading strategies to be used across the content areas. The goals of the STAR Reading institute are to:

• increase the familiarity of adult educators with evidenced-based reading education;
• help them translate research findings into sound teaching processes and products that will improve their instruction; and
• build capacity of the STAR model among providers of adult education in the state.

Each year we continue to offer training in the fall and spring at various sites across the state. For more information contact: ahalloran@crec.org

Reading Resources

• STAR Toolkit
• Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles
• Applying Research in Reading Instruction for Adults: First Steps for Teachers (December 2005)
• Research Based Principles for Adult Basic Education Reading Instruction (Fall 2002)
• Teaching Adults to Read (Fall 2005)

Newsletters

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• September 2010
• June 2010
• February 2010