You can request these reports at any time or look for them in homework folders. STAR is a computerized program that tests student's reading level using a series of sentances and short stories. STAR tells the teacher a child's reading zone. Students take a STAR test at the beginning and end of the school year. Research confirms that children who use AR show faster growth in reading achievement than those who don't.
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Our Media Specialist - Barbara Whaley Mrs. Whaley is our media specialist this year. She is orginally from Tennessee but has lived in Pensacola for twenty-six years. She has an undergraduate degree from Memphis State University in Elementary Education and a Masters in Library Science from Florida State University. She has been the media specialist at Suter Elementary for 25 years. This year, Mrs. Whaley plans not only to emphasize the importance of reading to students but also to instill a love for reading and encourage students to read for pleasure.