We are a small nonprofit and don't have dedicated demo/sales representatives, but please review the information below about STARI. If you have additional questions, please contact us at info@serpinstitute.org and we will respond. About STARI - Overview The STARI website has a plethora of information regarding what STARI is, how STARI works, how to prepare for STARI, professional learning opportunities, access to materials, and more. Here is a linked brochure that summarizes the STARI program, should it be helpful for your purpose. All of the STARI curriculum workbooks and lesson plans are freely downloadable from our website once you register. You are able to print, copy, and distribute the curriculum units without limit for educational and noncommercial use. Should you wish to purchase pre-printed versions of the workbooks, you may do so through the SERP Store . All materials available for purchase are identical to the materials currently downloadable from our website. The STARI program also requires the use of specific literature that is available through most major booksellers, though we also sell the titles for convenience. Additionally, professional learning is available for STARI . You may request a quote for professional learning, printed curriculum materials, and literature . You might also find these pages helpful which provide an overview of the various materials and getting started with STARI: Getting started with STARI Get STARI Materials (see video at bottom for video overview)

All curriculum materials (student workbooks, lesson plans) are accessible via the STARI Download Center free of charge once you register for a free account. You are able to print, copy, and distribute the curriculum units without limit for educational and noncommercial use. Therefore, we do not provide printed samples. Should you wish to purchase printed versions of the curriculum materials or the literature, please visit the SERP Store.

STARI texts’ average text readability level is between 500-800 Lexile, roughly between second and fourth grade level.

Decoding is a skill explicitly taught in the STARI curriculum. STARI lessons include decoding “mini-lessons”, and the texts that students read include the decoding patterns that are taught in STARI lessons. In this way, students have multiple opportunities to practice decoding, both in explicit instruction and while reading connected text. See decoding scope and sequence for more information.

Yes, STARI addresses both the word recognition and the language comprehension strands of the science of reading. Review STARI’s alignment to the science of reading for more information.