DIBELS

=﻿DIBELS= //Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills// These tests begin in kindergarten and are taken through the sixth grade. At my partner school they are given by a third party (not a member of the school staff,) orally (students read aloud.) They are used to determine students who need extra help acquiring basic literacy skills. In my classroom their primary use is to create reading center groups, and to determine the amount of time students will work with a para during reading centers. These scores are also used at parent-teacher conferences to discuss student progress and what can be done at home to help student progress.

Students A and B's DIBELS scores are available below, no scores were available for student C.

(reading comprehension, read a passage, fill in the missing words) || (end of the year third grade goal) || 100 || 19 ||
 * Student || DORF (words correct, words per minute) || DAZE
 * Student A || 31 (79%) || 6 ||
 * Student B || 11 (41%) || 5 ||
 * Benchmark

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