What are DIBELS?
DIBELS are individually administered measures
of student skills in each of the key basic early literacy skills.
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.
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
Roland H. Good, III,
PhD and Ruth A. Kaminski, PhD
of student skills in each of the key basic early literacy skills.
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.
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
Roland H. Good, III,
PhD and Ruth A. Kaminski, PhD
