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Re: Dibels reading assess.
Posted by Cheryle on 7/14/05

    On 7/14/05, A wrote:
    > I am looking at DIBELS as a potential tool to use in my first
    > grade classroom after attending a fluency PD this summer. The
    > teacher leading the session, and several of the teachers in the
    > session really liked this assessment, which is required for the
    > Kentucky Reading First schools. (My school is not a Reading
    > First school.) We are required to administer the DRA, and I
    > think I will try DIBELS this year too. It is available free of
    > charge from the DIBELS website.
    >
    > I am interested in any feedback from folks who have used this
    > assessment - pro and con. Please don't spare me your real
    > opinion just because I am thinking of using it. I really want to
    > know.
    >
    > Thanks!

    This past year was the first that we used DIBELS in our district.
    It has been mandated by the state. It can be time consuming,
    especially in the grades K-2. Third grade only has the oral reading
    fluency test. I used it to help me pinpoint areas where particular
    children needed help. However, my co=workers and I found faults
    with it as well. I would recommend going to the University of
    Oregon website (Official DIBELS Homepage.
    http://dibels.uoregon.edu/) and read the technical papers listed
    there, especially Technical Report #10 by Good and Kaminsky.

    My curiosity was aroused when we found that students followed a
    pattern of pass-fail-pass-fail and so on. TR #10 explains how the
    creators of DIBELS leveled the passages. It makes no sense to me.

    For one of my Master's classes I wrote a paper on my findings in my
    classroom. I would be glad to email it to you if you are interested
    in reading it.

     
     

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