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DIBELS
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October  2012
Volume 5  No. 1
DIBELS
Next
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DIBELS Next
Scoring Practice
The authors of
DIBELS at DMG
CARI : DIBELS for Grades 7-9
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DIBELS is expanding into grades seven,
give teachers a technically adequate tool that
eight, and nine. The new measures, Content Area
can inform instruction and improve student
Reading Indicators (CARI), will assess reading
outcomes.”
fluency, accuracy, and comprehension using
content-area specific passages.
The expansion of DIBELS-like reading
In the fall of 2012, DMG will conduct a
readability study of the passages that will be
used, similar to the study conducted for the
measures comes at the request of many educators
DIBELS Next passages. During the readability
of practice scoring materials to help
of middle school students that have expressed
study, students at each grade level are asked
assessors prepare for fall benchmark
the need for a
to read a large pool
assessment. The practice materials
tool that can
of potential passages
will be useful to new DIBELS Next
quickly screen
that have already
assessors and experienced assessors
reading skills.
been carefully leveled
alike. To download the materials visit
Dynamic
using procedures
http://dibels.org/.
Measurement
that evaluate key
Group (DMG)
aspects of reading
is in the
difficulty. Then, the
process of
most consistently
developing
performing passages
7th-9th grade
will be included in
have developed a series
Start using DIBELS Next today.
No changes have been made to the
DIBELS Next assessment materials for
the 2012-2013 school year. Schools can
download materials at http://dibels.org/
or purchase from Sopris Learning at
http://www.soprislearning.com/.
DIBELS Math. Schools can still sign
up for this school year to use the early
release version of DIBELS Math, a
new Math screening assessment
from the authors of DIBELS. For
more information or to sign up, visit
materials for Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) and
Daze (Daze is the DIBELS version of maze
procedures).
the final DIBELS 7-9 materials.
Once research is complete and the final
passages have been selected, research will
DMG Senior Research Scientist Dr. Mary
begin on benchmark goals for the measures.
Abbott, formerly of the University of Kansas, is
Sites interested in partnering with DMG
leading the development of the measures. “There
for research on DIBELS 7-9 can email
is a real need to identify and support students’
[email protected]. For more information about
reading acquisition at all grade levels, not just
the procedures used to level DIBELS DORF
in early elementary school,” said Abbott. “The
and Daze passages, see the DIBELS Next Oral
expansion of DIBELS to higher grade levels will
Reading Fluency Readability Study technical
report at https://dibels.org/pubs.html.
http://dibels.org/dibelsmath.html.
from
New Video
D MG
DIBELS authors Ruth Kaminksi and Roland H. Good III have created
a new video explaining the research behind the official benchmark goals for DIBELS Next. The
T he Official Home of D IBEL S
D MG
© 2012 Dynamic Measurement Group
video is divided into several sections and covers the considerations for selecting the official goals,
discusses the framework for DIBELS use within an outcomes-driven model of educational decision
making, and shows the application of the goals to actual student data, including how they predicts
important reading outcomes. To view, visit https://dibels.org/response_to_uo_goals.html.
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Coming
Events
DIBELS
in the News
One Ohio district
© 2012 USA Today, Sam Roberts AP
8/21/12 (Lakewood, OH):
is focusing increased energy on literacy
assessment and instruction. Learn how they
will use DIBELS to help plan instructional
support and make gains toward important
future reading goals in the Cleveland.com
article “Lakewood City Schools set to begin
year with invigorated literacy program.”
http://www.cleveland.com/
8/24/12 (Gothenburg, NE):
© 2012 USA Today, Sam Roberts AP
Improvements
on state achievement tests in response to
using data to inform instruction can be seen in
the Gothenburg Times article ”Science scores
surpass state.” http://www.gothenburgtimes.com/
9/5/12
(Conway,
SC):
Technology
to improve
teaching
and testing,
including
DIBELS,
is seen in the Myrtle Beach Online’s “Horry
County primary teachers get new technology.”
http://dibels.org/
9/5/12 (Washington, DC):
The importance
of parents understanding assessment
procedures and results is mentioned in the
USA Today article “More teachers green in the
classroom.” http://www.usatoday.com/
9/8/12 (Tiverton, RI): The top-rated school
in Rhode Island considers data-based decisions
making, including DIBELS scores, its primary
key to success in the Education News article
“Rhode Island’s top elementary school and its
secret weapon.” http://www.educationnews.org/
Can’t find it on the web? Many articles can
also be obtained by emailing
[email protected]
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/
F A Q Corner
Answers to your DIBELS Next Questions
Do you have a question about DIBELS Next scoring, administration, or data
interpretation? Email DMG at [email protected].
Q: I have a student with limited English proficiency. Can I translate the DIBELS Next directions into her
native language?
A: You may, but doing so would be considered an “unapproved accommodation,” so you wouldn’t
consider the score an official DIBELS score. What it can be used to do is compare the child’s scores
(English directions vs. native language) to see if there is a significant discrepancy, as this information is
instructionally relevant. You could note next to the student’s official benchmark score if a higher score
was achieved with directions given in the student’s native language.
DIBELS Next Training
Events A number of DIBELS
Next Training events will be held in
Oklahoma in September, October,
and November. Workshop topics
include DIBELS Next scoring, data
interpretation and planning effective
reading instruction. For more information or to register for a workshop,
visit http://dibels.org/.
RTI Early Childhood
Summit
The Center for Response to
Intervention in Early Childhood
(CRTIEC) will host the 4th Annual
RTI Early Childhood Summit.
The summit is open to students,
practitioners, administrators, policy
makers, parents, and researchers
who would like more information
about the use of RTI in early
childhood programs. For more
information or to register, visit
http://www.crtiec.org/
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Q: Can the median error score for DORF come from a different passage than the median Words Correct
score?
A: Yes. For benchmark assessment, you will always take the both the median Words Correct score and
the median Errors score, which may come from two different passages. Those two scores are then used
to calculate the Accuracy score.
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