CARS & STARS

CARS, STARS and CARS II is a comprehensive package of workbooks and guides aimed to improve literacy results. Each series contains books that cover the ten reading levels and give systematic instruction on the 12 comprehension strategies. Designed to be used together, CARS helps teachers to diagnose problem areas with their students, STARS assists teachers to teach those strategies lacking and then CARS II is used to assess and ensure goals have been achieved. Students are exposed to a range of sophisticated elements including graphic organisers, higher order thinking, varied text types and paired selections. Instruction is scaffolded in such a way that it enables students to progress from modelled and guided instruction to modelled and guided practice right through to independent practice.

This series is perfect for entire classroom or individual assessments and allows teachers to cater for every level that is present in their class. Along with the teacher guides and student books, supporting research booklets for CARS, STARS and CARS II are available. These booklets give an in-depth introduction and history to the learning strategies and how the series works in the classroom. Delving into the research behind the series, teachers are shown how they can teach the reading strategies in the classroom, how they can support English-language learners and why the 12 reading strategies are used.

CARS, STARS and CARS II is a valuable resource for any teacher of years prep to nine.