The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) is a formative early literacy assessment created by Dr. Roland Good and Dr. Ruth Kaminski of the Dynamic Measurement Group. It is used by kindergarten through sixth grade teachers in the United States to screen for whether students are at risk of reading difficulty, and to monitor student progress and guide instruction.

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  • The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) is a formative early literacy assessment created by Dr. Roland Good and Dr. Ruth Kaminski of the Dynamic Measurement Group. It is used by kindergarten through sixth grade teachers in the United States to screen for whether students are at risk of reading difficulty, and to monitor student progress and guide instruction. DIBELS is an instantiation of Curriculum Based Measurement - an approach to assessment that uses brief, timed measures to track student growth over time. The DIBELS comprise a developmental sequence of one-minute measures: recognizing initial sounds, naming the letters of the alphabet, segmenting the phonemes in a word, reading nonsense words, oral reading of a passage, retelling, and word use. The measures assess phonological awareness, the alphabetic principle, accuracy and fluency in reading connected text, vocabulary and comprehension. Each measure has been researched and demonstrated to be a reliable and valid indicator of early literacy development. DIBELS results can be used to evaluate individual student development, as well as to provide feedback on effectiveness of instruction. DIBELS has played a significant role in the Reading First programs of more than forty states. DIBELS can be used in a single classroom or it can be used in a school wide model. When the program is used school wide, the district follows six components to make the DIBELS program successful. The components are goals, assessment, instruction, professional development, leadership and commitment. In goals, the goals for reading achievement are clearly defined and are set to be commonly understood by all users. The assessment materials provided, like described above, measure essential skills and provided valid information about student performance. Instruction is based on the reading goals and the assessments. The program provides materials that are based on state standards and benchmarks and are adaptable for all learners. The DIBELS program allows for professional development opportunities so that reading teachers can align their lessons better to the DIBELS data and assessment. Leadership within the DIBELS program allows teachers to interact and share ideas with the use of the program.
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  • The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) is a formative early literacy assessment created by Dr. Roland Good and Dr. Ruth Kaminski of the Dynamic Measurement Group. It is used by kindergarten through sixth grade teachers in the United States to screen for whether students are at risk of reading difficulty, and to monitor student progress and guide instruction.
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  • DIBELS
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