From the abstract: "Academic screener tools are commonly used within the context of multitiered systems of support, and it is expected that they have a high standard of technical adequacy, including reliability and validity evidence. In United States school systems, there are large numbers of students who speak languages other than English with varying levels of proficiency, and it is imperative that well-developed academic screening tools be accessible to active bilingual users/users of English (ABLE) in languages beyond English. This review evaluated the translation process, norming data, and National Center on Intensive Interventions (NCII) standards of academic screening tools that were available in the fall 2023 in early literacy, reading, and math in languages other than English. Information was coded using a rigorous, double-coding process. Findings revealed that academic screening tools for ABLE students are available only in English and Spanish. Very few academic screeners met development criteria for translated measures or met convincing evidence standards established by the NCII. Academic screening conducted in languages other than English is severely constrained by limited availability of high-quality measures. Additional effort should be devoted to developing new measures and appropriately translating and trans-adapting existing measures for ABLE students." Includes Star Alfabetización temprana, Star CBM Lectura, Star Lectura, and Star Matemáticas Citation: Huenergarde, M. C., Floyd, R. G., Harris, B., & Moreno, J. (2026). A systematic review of academic screening tools for active bilingual learners/users of English. Psychology in the Schools, 63(2), 314–331.

This paper describes student growth percentiles (SGP), an increasingly popular method of characterizing student growth that is used in Renaissance's Star Reading, Star Math, Star Early Literacy, Star Lectura, Star Matemáticas, and Star Alfabetización temprana assessments. Topics covered include: explanation of performance versus growth measures, information on the evolution of the SGP score (purpose of the prior score and time adjustment), and a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) with answers. The full report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R57137>.

This technical manual is a compendium of all relevant information about content and item development, item and scale calibration, reliability and measure precision, validity, norming, and score definitions for SStar Matemáticas.Email research@renaissance.com to request a copy of the technical manual from the Renaissance Research Department.

This technical report details the statistical method behind the process of linking Texas' state test (STAAR Spanish) and Star Lectura and Star Matemáticas Unified Scale Scores.The Full Report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R62044>.

Newly Updated! Foundation of Star Adaptive Assessments explains the science behind our purposeful, proven, powerful, and predictive assessments: Star Early Literacy, Star Alfabetización temprana, Star Reading, Star Lectura, Star Math, and Star Matemáticas. Topics covered include an overview of each assessment, computer adaptive testing, item response theory, the item development process, dynamic calibration, how the learning progressions were developed and fuel the assessments, key reports, growth measurement, SGP, linking studies, research support, and reliability and validity information. The full report is available online: <https://docs.renaissance.com/R14807>.