SERP is introducing STARI Series 4 designed to meet the needs of high school struggling readers.
Unit 4.1 is ready to go!
The Strategic Adolescent Reading Intervention (STARI) has been used and loved by 6th, 7th, and 8th grade teachers and students since 2014. And we know STARI works! That’s why we decided to expand STARI to specifically serve high school
students, too. Many schools already use Series 3 in 9th and 10th grades.
Now, SERP is introducing STARI Series 4, designed to meet the needs of high school struggling readers. Series 4 will be rolled out over the course of
this school year.
Like all STARI materials, the Unit 4.1 curriculum materials are free to download or may be purchased pre-printed.
Unit 4.1, "Strength and Struggle," focuses on themes of courage and identity, featuring texts that depict characters overcoming adversity to stay true to their beliefs. The unit’s nonfiction text, Mario and the Hole in the Sky, sheds light on environmental challenges, while the novel Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass explores personal resilience in the face of bullying.
STARI Series 4 has all the same features as Series 1-3:
- Student workbook
- Leveled fluency passages
- Detailed teacher lesson plans
- Assessment guide
- Slides
- Do nows and exit tickets
STARI Series 4 accelerates students’ progress toward meeting high school skills and standards, while shoring up their foundational skills. Series 4 addresses similar reading skills to the earlier STARI series, but with increasingly sophisticated texts and topics that are appropriate for high school.
Unit 4.2 and Unit 4.3 coming soon!
Thank you for your continued dedication to student success with
STARI. We look forward to supporting your efforts in fostering literacy
and critical thinking skills among middle school and high school
students.