300+ STAAR-related vocabulary words that ALL middle school students NEED to know in order to be successful on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness. In vocabulary interactive notebooks, students can keep record of all these vocabulary words and their meanings to help them prepare for STAAR. I reviewed ALL STAAR released exams (2011, 2013, 2014) and compiled this list based on all the exams for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade levels. Words come from the questions AND passages that are