11-12: Under a new header, there are new Program Support for STAR Teachers, recommendations from a STAR director on how to support STAR instruction. Pages 12-13: Under a new header, there is State and National Support for STAR Programs, new information under the sub-header Initial Training. Page 13: Under a new header there is some Classroom Observations by Program Directors, new and newly emphasized information. Page 14: Under the header, Technical Assistance and Classroom Observations by STAR TA some of the information in the first two paragraphs and in the sub-headers Providers, Before and has changed in the Class Observation: Required Preparation After the Class Observation an effort to simplify the process. Page 15: Under the entries for Appendix A: Glossary, Diagnostic Assessment, Explicit and have changed for better clarity. Instruction, Managed Enrollment Page 16: Under some of the Appendix B: DAR Administration Cheat Sheet for STAR, directions have been changed and updated, page numbers are given for both Forms A and B, and there is an option regarding administering the Silent Reading Comprehension test. Page 17: is now Appendix C: STAR Comprehension Interview/Student Questionnaire Form included in the handbook for ease of use. It was previously found in the STAR Toolkit, and is required to be used with STAR students. Page 18: lists strategies that Appendix D: Planning Menu of STAR Instructional Strategies may change during FY2018 during the piloting of the revised STAR training. ACLS will inform ABE programs if and when changes occur.
11-12: Under a new header, Program Support for STAR Teachers, there are new recommendations from a STAR director on how to support STAR instruction. Pages 12-13: Under a new header, State and National Support for STAR Programs, there is new information under the sub-header Initial Training. Page 13: Under a new header Classroom Observations by Program Directors, there is some new and newly emphasized information. Page 14: Under the header, Technical Assistance and Classroom Observations by STAR TA Providers, some of the information in the first two paragraphs and in the sub-headers Before the Class Observation: Required Preparation and After the Class Observation has changed in an effort to simplify the process. Page 15: Under Appendix A: Glossary, the entries for Diagnostic Assessment, Explicit Instruction, and Managed Enrollment have changed for better clarity. Page 16: Under Appendix B: DAR Administration Cheat Sheet for STAR, some of the directions have been changed and updated, page numbers are given for both Forms A and B, and there is an option regarding administering the Silent Reading Comprehension test. Page 17: Appendix C: STAR Comprehension Interview/Student Questionnaire Form is now included in the handbook for ease of use. It was previously found in the STAR Toolkit, and is required to be used with STAR students. Page 18: Appendix D: Planning Menu of STAR Instructional Strategies lists strategies that may change during FY2018 during the piloting of the revised STAR training. ACLS will inform ABE programs if and when changes occur.