WHAT IS
STELAR COACH?
Supporting Teachers in Early Learning with Action & Reflection is an app that helps early educators build expertise in how they guide classroom talk with multilingual learners. When this happens, children use language in more complex ways - to think, communicate, and learn.
HOW STELAR COACH WORKS
TIMELY
Simple. Focused. Actionable.
1. RECORD
Capture at least 5 minutes of classroom audio and select a language focus.
2. DETECT
STELAR identifies how language is used during instruction and interaction.
3. ANALYZE
See how your language supports children’s understanding, participation, and talk.
4. GET FEEDBACK
Receive recognition for effective language use and clear, domain-specific guidance.
5. TRACK & IMPROVE
Monitor changes over time and refine how you guide classroom talk.
HOW STELAR COACH WORKS
TIMELY
Simple. Focused. Actionable.
TIMELY
Feedback is delivered close to the moment of instruction, when it’s most useful.
PERSONALIZED
Guidance is based on the actual language used in each classroom, whether in a center or a family child care setting.
GROWTH-FOCUSED
Highlights what’s working and supports teachers in strengthening how they guide classroom talk.
EVIDENCE-BASED
Draws on well-established research connecting classroom talk to language and literacy growth.
PRACTICAL
Affordable, easy to use, and designed for reflection and growth - not monitoring or evaluation.
WHY STELAR COACH?
TIMELY
Feedback is delivered close to the moment of instruction, when it’s most useful.
PERSONALIZED
Guidance is based on the actual language used in each classroom, whether in a center or a family child care setting.
Growth-Focused
Highlights what’s working and supports teachers in strengthening how they guide classroom talk.
Evidence-based
Draws on well-established research connecting classroom talk to language and literacy growth.
Practical
Affordable, easy to use, and designed for reflection and growth—not monitoring or evaluation.
Practical
Affordable,
WHY STELAR COACH?
TIMELY
STELAR analyzes classroom talk in any spoken language and provides clear, actionable guidance for teachers.
timely
Feedback is delivered close to the moment of instruction, when it’s most useful.
personalized
Guidance is based on the actual language used in each classroom, whether in a center or a family child care setting.
growth-focused
Highlights what’s working and supports teachers in strengthening how they guide classroom talk.
evidence-based
Draws on well-established research connecting classroom talk to language and literacy growth.
practical
Affordable, easy to use, and designed for reflection and growth — not monitoring or evaluation.
Instructional Domains That Guide Coaching
Coaching feedback in STELAR is grounded in four instructional domains linked to positive language and literacy outcomes:
Supporting Vocabulary
& Comprehension
Strategies that build meaning, understanding, and word knowledge.
Supporting Conversations
Back-and-forth interactions that extend thinking and support longer, more complete language.
Promoting Child Language Production
Practices that encourage children to talk, express ideas, and explain their thinking.
Home Language Integration
Using children’s home languages to support learning.
WHY IT MATTERS
Most early educators lack regular, in-classroom support to see what's actually happening in their daily interactions with children. Feedback typically arrives late or outside the classroom, making it difficult to connect guidance to real teaching moments — especially in multilingual settings.
STELAR Coach supports teachers directly within their own classrooms. By focusing on how teachers guide conversation, the app helps educators recognize patterns in their interactions and see how small shifts can shape children's learning. Over time, teachers build clear competencies, take ownership of their practice, and feel genuinely supported in their day-to-day work.
WHY IT MATTERS
Most early educators lack regular, in-classroom support to see what's actually happening in their daily interactions with children. Feedback typically arrives late or outside the classroom, making it difficult to connect guidance to real teaching moments — especially in multilingual settings.
STELAR Coach supports teachers directly within their own classrooms. By focusing on how teachers guide conversation, the app helps educators recognize patterns in their interactions and see how small shifts can shape children's learning. Over time, teachers build clear competencies, take ownership of their practice, and feel genuinely supported in their day-to-day work.
