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DIBELS
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August  2012
Volume 4  No. 4
measures. For more information visit
http://dibels.org/dibelsmath.html.
Release of DIBELS Deep. A new
diagnostic reading tool is available from
DMG, the authors of DIBELS. DIBELS
Deep currently assesses phonemic
awareness, word reading, and
decoding and aligns with the Common
Core State Standards. To order, visit
http://www.soprislearning.com/.
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This is a summary of the DIBELS Next benchmark goals. For a full description, see the DIBELS Next Benchmark Goals and Composite Score document available from http://dibels.org/.
DIBELS is a registered trademark of Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc. This page is adapted from a chart developed by Cache County School District.
generating reports.
The official benchmark
goals are calculated
according to the way
that DIBELS is designed
the UO do not meet the DIBELS Next technical
to function, and interpretation of the goals
specifications for official benchmark goals.
is defined in the DIBELS Next Assessment
The UO goals put the typical benchmark goal
at around the 72nd percentile. This identifies
over 70 percent of students as having less than
adequate reading skills, without supporting
documentation for the technical adequacy of the
goals.
By contrast, the official DIBELS Next
benchmark goals are typically around the 39th
percentile, which is consistent with the 2011
of reading skills judged to be basic. According
to the NAEP, “basic denotes partial mastery
of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are
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on which 33% of students scored below the level
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National Assessment of Educational Progress,
T he Official Home of D IBEL S
“Former Goals” when
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benchmark
proposed by
Scores below the benchmark goal and at or above the cut point for risk are identified as Below Benchmark. In this
range, a student’s future performance is harder to predict, and these students are likely to need Strategic Support.
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DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency (DORF)
Words
Correct
using the official
goals. The goals
official goals by selecting
CUT POINT FOR RISK (small red number in each box): Students scoring below the cut point for risk are unlikely
(approximately 10%–20%) to achieve subsequent goals without receiving additional, targeted instructional support.
These scores are identified as Well Below Benchmark and the students are likely to need Intensive Support.
Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF)
Correct
Letter
Sounds
system can access the
BENCHMARK GOAL (large black number in top of each box): Students scoring at or above the benchmark goal
have the odds in their favor (approximately 80%–90%) of achieving later importing reading outcomes. These scores
are identified as At or Above Benchmark and the students are likely to need Core Support.
Phoneme Segmentation Fluency (PSF)
conducted by the authors.
Users of the UO’s data
DIBELS Composite Score: A combination of multiple DIBELS scores, which provides the best overall estimate of
the student’s reading proficiency. For information on how to calculate the composite score, see the DIBELS Next
Benchmark Goals and Composite Score document available from http://dibels.org/.
Letter Naming Fluency (LNF)
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early numeracy and computation
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Standards in Mathematics and includes
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First Sound Fluency (FSF)
Dr. Roland
H. Good, III,
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aligns to the Common Core State
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2013 school year. DIBELS Math directly
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available for grades K-5 for the 2012-
Kaminski and
DIBELS Composite Score
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release version of DIBELS Math will be
Dr. Ruth A.
are based on research
DIBELS® Next: Summary of Benchmark Goals and Cut Points for Risk
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DIBELS Math Early Release. An early
The authors
of DIBELS,
DIBELS Next benchmark goals, which
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of DORF Retell.
Schools should continue to use the official
authors have not changed.
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DIBELS Next regarding the importance
DIBELS Next benchmark goals developed by the
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message from the authors of
https://dibels.org/).
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view an important
benchmark goals for DIBELS Next. The official
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http://dibels.org/ to
goals and cut points for risk is available in the
DIBELS Next Technical Manual (available at
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Message. Visit
The University of Oregon (UO) data system
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recently released an unofficial version of the
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Official DIBELS Next
Benchmark Goals
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DIBELS
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fundamental for proficient work at a given grade.”
A complete description of the procedures
used for establishing the official benchmark
Manual in Chapter 3, “Interpreting DIBELS
Next® Data.”
Data Management Options
Other data services are available to schools
which continue to provide reports using
the official benchmark goals and follow the
official decision rules made publicly available
by the authors. These include:
• DIBELSnet®, from the authors of
DIBELS at Dynamic Measurement Group:
https://dibels.net/
• Wireless Generation’s mCLASS® service
for users of DIBELS on mobile devices:
http://www.wirelessgeneration.com/
• VPORT®, from DIBELS Next
publisher Cambium/Sopris Learning:
https://secure.vport.voyagerlearning.com/vip/
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Dynamic Measurement Group
Scholarship Award Recipients for 2012
Two students in the University of Oregon’s College
of Education have been awarded the Dynamic
Measurement Group Scholarship Award for 2012.
The Dynamic Measurement Group Award was
established at the University of Oregon’s College
of Education by the founders of Dynamic Measurement Group and authors of DIBELS, Ruth A.
Kaminski and Roland H. Good, III.
The scholarship is awarded annually to graduate
students in the College of Education who have
demonstrated academic excellence and whose
academic studies are primarily focused on the
importance of early literacy, prevention of reading
failure, or related areas.
The 2012 recipients selected by the College are
Emily Barrett and Cody Gion. Both recipients
are first-year students in the University’s School
Psychology program.
Barrett, said, “This award will allow for my continued work toward becoming a school psychologist to be far more achievable and will allow me to
dedicate more of my time next year to promoting
early literacy.”
Promoting the work of future scholars in the field
of reading education is an important goal for
Kaminski and Good. The scholarship program
was initiated in 2005 and has been awarded to two
scholars annually since its inception.
Gion said, "Receiving this award has inspired me
to continue to demand excellence from myself in
order to create school environments where all students succeed. The use of dynamic measures gives
educators reliable and valid information about
student performance. I plan to use this information to ensure that students, like the ones I grew up
with, have the skills needed to succeed in college
and their chosen careers.”
Kaminski and Good hope that recipients of the
award will go on to further the field of reading
research and make meaningful differences in
the lives of students struggling with basic early
literacy skills. Barrett said, "Promoting literacy
promotes resiliency and success in all aspects of a
child’s life and I am truly honored to have received
an award from a group that works to ensure these
vital skills in children.” 
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: If a student reads over 40 words per minute on the first DORF passages and is given Retell, but then
reads less than 40 words on the second and third passages and does not do Retell, how do I record the
median score? What if the student is given Retell for two passages, but not the third?
A: If a student is only given one administration of Retell, then record that score (the median of one score
is that score). If the student is given Retell for two passages, you will need to calculate the average,
because the median of two scores is the mean of those numbers. To do so, add both scores together,
divide by 2, and record the result. If the result is not a whole number, round to the nearest whole number
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Coming
Events
Nashville DIBELS Institute
Dynamic Measurement Group will
present a summer DIBELS Next
Training Institute in Nashville, TN
with the authors of DIBELS Next.
The institute includes workshops for
those new to DIBELS and for those
who wish to serve as DIBELS Mentors in their school or district and
traing others to use DIBELS Next.
For more information or to register,
visit http://dibels.org/.
Oklahoma Training Events
A series of DIBELS Next workshops
will be available to educators in
Oklahoma, including DIBELS
Next Essential and Transition
Workshops, a DIBELS Next Data
Interpretation Workshop, and a
workshop on Planning Effective
Reading Instruction. For more
information or to register, visit
http://dibels.org/oklahoma.html.
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(following standard rounding conventions, a .5 rounds up).
Q: Is DIBELS Next available in Braille?
A: Yes, a Braille version of the DIBELS Next benchmark materials is available for purchase from DMG.
If your school would like to purchase Braille materials, email [email protected].
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