1. DIBELS: Doing it Right –

2. Big Ideas of Today’s Presentation Reading success is built upon a foundation of skills DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) is a tool that indicates a student’s likelihood of success on state assessments Educators can use this information to support the decision-making process and Response to Intervention in Literacy 2

3. Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills 3

4. Foundational Literacy Skills Phonemic Awareness Alphabetic Principle and Phonics Accurate and Fluent Reading Comprehension Vocabulary 4

5. 5 Description of DIBELS

6. Early Identification of Needs DIBELS identifies: Children whose skills are not on track for reading success; and Specific skills that teachers can target to plan instruction for preventing difficulties OR improve reading development. 6

7. DIBELS MEASURES FSF = first sound fluency LNF = letter naming fluency PSF = phoneme segmentation fluency NWF = Nonsense word fluency DORF = DIBELS oral reading fluency Daze WUF = Word Use Fluency The WUF measure is no longer part of the core DIBELS materials, but a revised version of WUF is available as an experimental measure from: http://dibels.org/.

8. 8 Foundational Skills and DIBELS Indicators

9. 9 Data about DIBELS

10. 3 rd Grade Spring DIBELS and 3 rd Grade i-LEAP 225-342-3730

11. 3 rd Grade Spring DIBELS and 4 th Grade LEAP

12. 3 rd Grade Spring DIBELS and 6 th Grade i-LEAP

13. 2009-2010 End of 1 st to End of 2 nd Growth on DIBELS 2009-2010 INTENSIVE End of 1 st Grade INTENSIVESTRATEGICBENCHMARK INTENSIVE 90%8%3% 2009-2010 STRATEGIC End of 1 st Grade INTENSIVESTRATEGICBENCHMARK STRATEGIC 48%34%17% 2009-2010 BENCHMARK End of 1 st Grade INTENSIVESTRATEGICBENCHMARK 5%20%75% KEY NO CHANGE MOVED TO INTENSIVE MOVED TO STRATEGIC MOVED TO BENCHMARK

14. 2009-2010 End of 1 st to End of 3 rd Growth on DIBELS 2009-2010 INTENSIVE End of 1 st Grade INTENSIVESTRATEGICBENCHMARK INTENSIVE 74%21%5% 2009-2010 STRATEGIC End of 1 st Grade INTENSIVESTRATEGICBENCHMARK STRATEGIC 31%51%18% 2009-2010 BENCHMARK End of 1 st Grade INTENSIVESTRATEGICBENCHMARK 4%30%67% KEY NO CHANGE MOVED TO INTENSIVE MOVED TO STRATEGIC MOVED TO BENCHMARK

15. Statewide End of Second Grade DIBELS Performance 2010-2011 LEVELPERCENT Intensive13,52127% Strategic10,50521% Benchmark26,14652%

16. What We Know… Students who perform benchmark are likely to pass and WE need to ensure students who perform at benchmark read every day to maintain skills If students are scoring strategic and intensive they are less likely to pass We have 48% or 24,000 students who entered 3 rd grade this year that were performing strategic or intensive at the end of 2 nd grade An effective RTI process needs to be in place this year for improving reading outcomes for these students

17. 17 Using DIBELS and RTI Process

18. Critical Elements of RTI 18 Effective instruction by the classroom teacher Universal screening of all students Identification of students not making progress Intervention for students who need more than general education instruction Frequent progress monitoring of students receiving intervention Use of data to adjust instruction

19. Data-Driven Model for RTI Decisions 19 DM StepDecisions/QuestionsData 1. Identify NeedAre there students who may need support? How many? Which students? Screening (DIBELS Benchmark Data) 2. Plan & Implement Support What level of support for which students? Additional information as needed 3. Evaluate & Modify Support Is the support effective for individual students? Progress Monitoring data (DIBELS) 4. Evaluate OutcomesAs a school/district: How effective is our core (benchmark) support? Supplemental (strategic) support? Intervention (intensive) support? Outcome Assessment information (DIBELS Benchmark Assessment) Data-Driven Step

20. 20 DIBELS Data System

21. The DIBELS Data System website includes helpful information on entering data and using reports, including: Data System Manual Quick Start Guide Videos and Slides Descriptions of reports and how to use them 21

22. DIBELS Data System Go to the DIBELS website at http://dibels.uoregon.edu Click Data System on the menu at the left of the page Log in using the password given by the district coordinator Follow instructions given in the DIBELS Data System Manual 22

23. Tips Data entry: Must include the identification number used to report enrollment information as the primary or secondary identification number Usually is the child’s Social Security Number Must include the child’s birth data Must be checked for accuracy 23

24. 24 DIBELS Assessment Schedule

25. Benchmark Assessment Schedule 2011-12 Fall 2011 Assessment Begins 1 week after school’s start date Continues for up to 15 school days Data must be entered into the DIBELS Data System no later than October 1, 2011 Winter 2011 Assessment Begins 1 week after students return from holiday break Continues for up to 15 school days Data must be entered into the DIBELS Data system no later than February 15, 2012 Spring 2012 Assessment Begins 4 weeks before the students’ last day of school Continues for up to 15 school days. Data must be entered into the DIBELS Data System no later than June 8, 2012

26. 26 Questions?