What is Dibels?
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The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of procedures and measures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills from kindergarten through sixth grade. They are designed to be short (one minute) fluency measures used to regularly monitor the development of early literacy and early reading skills.
DIBELS are comprised of seven measures to function as indicators of phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, accuracy and fluency with connected text, reading comprehension, and vocabulary. DIBELS were designed for use in identifying children experiencing difficulty in acquisition of basic early literacy skills in order to provide support early and prevent the occurrence of later reading difficulties.
The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of procedures and measures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills from kindergarten through sixth grade. They are designed to be short (one minute) fluency measures used to regularly monitor the development of early literacy and early reading skills.
DIBELS are comprised of seven measures to function as indicators of phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, accuracy and fluency with connected text, reading comprehension, and vocabulary. DIBELS were designed for use in identifying children experiencing difficulty in acquisition of basic early literacy skills in order to provide support early and prevent the occurrence of later reading difficulties.
What is STAR?
STAR is an assessment of reading comprehension and skills for independent readers.
STAR Reading tracks development in five domains:
Released practice questions
STAR Reading tracks development in five domains:
- Word Knowledge and Skills
- Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning
- Analyzing Literary Text
- Understanding Author’s Craft
- Analyzing Argument and Evaluating Text
Released practice questions
Kindergarten BOY MOY EOY
First sound fluency 10+ 30+ Phoneme Segmentation 20+ 40+ Nonsense Words 17+ 28+ (correct letter sounds) BOY MOY EOY SEL 55% 55% 55%
BOY MOY EOY
STAR 40% 40% 40% |
First BOY MOY EOY
Phoneme Segmentation 40+ Nonsense Words 27+ 43+ 58+ (letter sounds) Nonsense Word 1+ 8+ 13+ (whole words read) Oral Reading Fluency 23+ 47+ BOY MOY EOY SEL 55% 55% 55% STAR 40% 40% Fourth BOY MOY EOY
STAR 40% 40% 40% |
Second BOY MOY EOY
Nonsense Words 54+ (letter sounds) Nonsense Word 13+ (whole words read) Oral Reading Fluency 52+ 72+ 87+ BOY MOY EOY STAR 40% 40% 40% Fifth BOY MOY EOY
STAR 40% 40% 40% |