What is DIBELS and how can I help my child do better on DIBELS?

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1 What is DIBELS and how can I help my child do better on DIBELS? Presented by Belinda Clift Title I Reading Specialist Santa Fe Elem, Moore OK Oct 11th, 2007

2 DIBELS DIBELS stands for D Dynamic I Indicators of B Basic E Early L Literacy S Skills

3 DIBELS tests five reading skills Phonemic Awareness Hearing and using sounds in spoken words Alphabetic Principle Knowing the sounds of the letters and sounding out written words Accurate and Fluent Reading Reading stories and other materials easily and quickly with few mistakes Vocabulary Understanding and using a variety of words Comprehension - Understanding what is spoken or read

4 DIBELS is made up of 7 short individual tests called subtests. Reading Skill DIBELS Measure Phonological Awareness Initial Sounds Fluency Phonemic Segmentation Fluency Alphabetic Principle Letter Naming Fluency Nonsense Word Fluency Fluency and Accuracy Oral Reading Fluency Vocabulary Word Use Fluency Comprehension Retell Fluency

5 Moore Public Schools Schedule of District DIBELS Benchmark Assessments Initial Sound Fluency Letter Naming Fluency Phoneme Segmentation Fluency Nonsense Work Fluency Oral Reading Fluency Retell Fluency Word Use Fluency Benchmark 1 Fall Kdg Kdg 1 st Grade 1 st Grade 1 st Grade 2 nd Grade 2 nd Grade 3 rd Grade 2 nd Grade 3 rd Grade Kdg 1 st Grade 2 nd Grade 3 rd Grade Benchmark 2 Winter Kdg Kdg Kdg 1 st Grade Kdg 1 st Grade 1 st Grade 2 nd Grade 3 rd Grade 1 st Grade 2 nd Grade 3 rd Grade Kdg 1 st Grade 2 nd Grade 3 rd Grade Benchmark 3 Spring Kdg Kdg 1 st Grade Kdg 1 st Grade 1 st Grade 2 nd Grade 3 rd Grade 1 st Grade 2 nd Grade 3 rd Grade Kdg 1 st Grade 2 nd Grade 3 rd Grade

6 Initial Sound Fluency This is mouse, flowers, pillow, letters Which picture begins with /fl/? Which picture begins with /m/? Which picture begins with /p/? What sound does letters start with?

7 Initial Sound Activities Gather objects from around the house and lay them out where your child can see them. Make a letter sound and have your child find the object that begins with that sound. Play I Spy I spy something that starts with /m/.

8 Letter Naming Fluency Here are some letters. Tell me the names of as many letters as you can. When I say 'begin', start here (point to first letter in upper left hand corner), and go across the page (point). Point to each letter and tell me the name of that letter. Try to name each letter. If you come to a letter you don't know, I'll tell it to you.

9 Letter Naming Activities Sing the Alphabet Singing the Alphabet Song at various speeds slow, normal, and fast. Have child touch each letter as you sing the song. Singing only part of the alphabet song. Singing the alphabet song to other tunes. Mary Had a Little Lamb ABCDEFG HIJ KLM NOPQRST UVWXYZ Old McDonald Had a Farm ABCDEFG HIJKL MNOPQRST UVWXYX

10 Letter Naming Activities Alphabet Arc Child places matching letters on mat naming the letters as they place it. (Goal 2 min.) Matching Uppercase and Lowercase use a deck of cards with upper and lower case letters Letter Sequence Child puts the letters from the deck in ABC order. Then checks by touching and naming each letter, starting with A and moving to Z. (Goal 2 minutes) Flashcards

11 Phoneme Segmentation Fluency I am going to say a word. After I say it, you tell me all the sounds in the word. So, if I say 'Sam', You would say /s/ /a/ /m/. Lets try one. "Tell me the sounds in 'mop'.

12 Phoneme Segmentation Activities Head, Waist, Toes Child practices segmenting phonemes (sounds) by touching their head for the 1 st sound, waist for the middle sound, and toes for the final sound in a word. Say It and Move It Child moves an object while saying each sound.

13 Nonsense Word Fluency Here are some makebelieve words (point to the student probe) Start here (point to the first word) and go across the page (point across the page). When I say "begin", read the words the best you can.

14 Nonsense Word Activities Touch and Say Parent spells a real or nonsense word with alphabet cards. Child touches each letter and says the sound at the same time he touches the letter. Child then blends the sounds into a word, moving his finger across the word from left to right. Sound Word Deck Divide alphabet deck into 3 decks ½ consonants vowels ½ consonants. Flip cards from 3 decks one card at a time while child reads the word.

15 Oral Reading Fluency Retell Fluency Oral - Please read this out loud. If you get stuck, I will tell you the word so you can keep reading. When I say "stop", I may ask you to tell me about what you read, so do your best reading. Retell - Please tell me all about what you just read. Try to tell me everything you can.

16 Oral Reading Activities Repeated Oral Readings Child reads the same story orally several times. Audio Taped Stories Child listens to a taped recording of a story while reading aloud along with the text. Echo Reading Parent reads a section of a passage with appropriate phrasing and expression, followed by child echoing it as they read the passage.

17 Retelling Activities Talk to your child about his day. Ask him to tell what he did all day, what did he have for lunch, etc. Always ask Is that all? What else do you remember? When you read a story together ask your child to tell you what happened in the story. Keep prompting for more information. If she leaves out something, ask What about...? Remember retelling is the facts from the story, not their reactions or predictions!

18 Word Use Fluency Listen to me use a word in a sentence, "green". The grass is green. Here is another word, "jump". I like to jump rope. Your turn to use a word in a sentence, "rabbit". Examples I threw the stone in the water. score 7 Something that is round and hard. score 6 Don t throw stones. score 3 I like to throw stones in the morning and I especially like to throw stones when we go fishing. - score 19 I like to eat stones for lunch. - score 0

19 Word Use Activities Talk to your child often. Don t be afraid to use big words. Read to your child every day! When you come across words you think your child may not know when reading with them, stop and ask them if they know what the word means. Ask them if they can use it in a sentence. Encourage your child to speak in complete sentences.