DIBELS NEXT ASSESSMENT Manual

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills

DIBELS? NEXT ASSESSMENT Manual

? 2011 Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc. Available:

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DIBELS? Next Assessment Manual

Roland H. Good III Ruth A. Kaminski

with Kelli Cummings, Chantal Dufour-Martel, Kathleen Petersen,

Kelly Powell-Smith, Stephanie Stollar and Joshua Wallin

DIBELS is a registered trademark of Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc. Visit our website at . Revised 7/8/10

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Educational Use Agreement

DIBELS? is a proprietary name referring to the work of Roland Good, Ruth Kaminski, and Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc. ("DMG"). The intent of DMG is to make the current DIBELS assessment tools and materials downloadable from this website (the "DIBELS Materials") available to schools, school districts, and multi-district agencies for the limited purposes, and on the terms, described in this Educational Use Agreement. Such use, however, is not intended to and does not place the DIBELS Materials in the public domain. Photocopy masters of the DIBELS Materials are available at a host website designated by DMG solely for the purposes described in this Educational Use Agreement. Schools, school districts, and multi-district agencies may make unlimited photocopies of the DIBELS Materials for internal educational use, subject to the terms of this Educational Use Agreement. No DIBELS Materials may be sold or licensed without the express written consent of DMG. DMG has licensed Sopris to sell print versions of the DIBELS Materials (), and Wireless Generation to sell licenses to handheld computer software and related products that incorporate the DIBELS Materials (). As a part of DMG's program to provide the photocopy masters and permission to photocopy for free as described above, DMG requires all users to register on the host website designated by DMG, to evidence their assent to the terms of this Educational Use Agreement, so that we may document usage as we pursue additional research and development funding, and so that we may notify users when new and improved materials are available. Users should not use a prior version of DIBELS Materials for more than two years after a new and improved version of those materials is available. This Educational Use Agreement also requires that users copy and use the DIBELS Materials without modification (including, without limitation, without removing logos or acknowledgments for contributions to the DIBELS Materials), except as agreed to in advance and in writing by DMG in its sole discretion. Any uses of the DIBELS Materials that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Educational Use Agreement are strictly prohibited.

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Welcome to DIBELS Next

Powerful Indicators for Improving Student Outcomes

Over the last decade, DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) have changed the educational landscape--providing accurate, timely benchmark and progress monitoring information to ensure students receive targeted instructional support. This premier universal assessment system has been embraced by educators across the country and used as a tool to help thousands of students reach their full academic potential.

What is DIBELS Next?

DIBELS Next represents a breakthrough revision, based on new research conducted over 4 years on over 25,000 students in 90 schools throughout the United States, as well as consumer feedback. DIBELS Next retains the best of DIBELS, but has been updated to increase ease of use and accuracy of results.

DIBELS Next measures are brief, powerful indicators of foundational early literacy skills that: ? Are quick and efficient to administer and score ? Serve as universal screening (or benchmark assessment) and progress monitoring ? Identify students in need of intervention support ? Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions ? Support the RtI/Multi-tiered model

What are the significant changes in DIBELS Next?

? First Sound Fluency replaces Initial Sound Fluency as an easy-to-administer, reliable measure of early phonemic awareness.

? Daze, a new comprehension measure based on maze procedures, has been added for grades three through six.

? All new DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency passages that have been field-tested with students and are empirically leveled.

? Revised Nonsense Word Fluency measures the alphabetic principal and foundational phonics, with new directions and scoring rules to include the number of whole words read correctly.

Other new features include:

? More clear and concise directions and scoring rules ? New arrangement of items to increase reliability of scores ? Checklists of common response patterns to facilitate targeted instruction ? New reliability and validity data on all measures, including correlations between DIBELS Oral Reading

Fluency and a NAEP reading fluency passage ? New user-friendly format

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This DIBELS Next Assessment Manual provides: ? an overview of how DIBELS Next measures align with basic early literacy skills ? general guidelines on the administration and scoring of the DIBELS Next measures, and how to interpret results ? specific administration and scoring procedures for each measure ? a pronunciation guide, practice scoring sheets and answer keys, assessment accuracy checklists, and sample statements and parent letters

Anyone who administers DIBELS Next or uses DIBELS Next scores should read this manual. The best understanding of the information in this manual will come after the reader attends training that includes practice in administering and scoring each of the DIBELS Next measures. Training in how to interpret the data is also important for the reader who will be interpreting the test results or using those results to make group- or student-level decisions. For more information about training, see page 21.

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