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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DIBELS is typically a ONE MINUTE test for reading fluency, which surprised me as a parent.  It’s meant to be a quick screening tool teacher scan use to gauge a lot of children’s fluency.  Meaning you have 25 kids, where do they fit.  It is not meant as any sortof diagnostic whatsoever — check the DIBELS website.  It’s like a whack a mole game, trying to quickly game out where kids might be.   There are many more sophisticated measures and if your child is reading then ignore the one minute nonsense. [/quote]

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I think DIBELs focuses way too much on speed. (I’m an experienced teacher, but not a reading specialist. Take that as you will.)[/quote]

I don't. Rate is part of reading and should be tested. PALS missed way too many kids. [/quote]

PALS identifies the bottom 10% of kids while dibels flags the bottom 40%. If a test is measured so that almost half of 40% of kids taking it are supposed to fail, then something. Is wrong with the test. We ditched guided reading because 40% of kids were failing. 
Can you imagine having a hearing screening where 40% of patients failed it? It would be a waste of time and cause undo anxiety and extra testing.

We need a more nuanced test to help plan instruction. That is where PALS helps.[/quote]

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