Anonymous wrote:2nd grader has dibels composite score of 370 this fall, and she had 572 in spring 2023. What does that mean by a drop of 200 points from spring 2023 to fall 2023? I am freaking out
Are they the same test?

From looking at the reports from 1st and 2nd grade it looks to me like the scoring resets for each grade level. Your second grader appears to have been above the benchmark in the spring and same in the fall, so it's not a real drop.

Anonymous wrote:2nd grader has dibels composite score of 370 this fall, and she had 572 in spring 2023. What does that mean by a drop of 200 points from spring 2023 to fall 2023? I am freaking out
Are they the same test?

It was likely just administered differently. Unfortunately, the people doing this aren't consistent or even highly trained. Most teachers also have to do this for nearly 30 kids on a quick turnaround, so it tends to not be all that accurate.

Anonymous wrote:The different grades do have different things that are covered in the rest. Talk with the teacher about the score and report.

https://dibels.uoregon.edu/sites/default/files/2023-01/DIBELS®%208th%20Edition%20Benchmark%20Goals.pdf

She does not have NWF (CLS &WRC) & WRF scores because she is already mastered (did not take measure). She has 5 scores, which are ORF-Accu for 100, ORF for 108, MAZE (Constructing meaning from text) for 14, & language comprehension (OL) for 21. And, one more score of Rapid automatized naming for 25. I don't see OL & RAN from the link.

I just want to make sure that she is not falling behind. I know it is normal to have a drop after summer, but that is a BIG drop. She does not have reading habit, well, she does not like reading at all.

Here’s the scoring guide.
https://dibels.uoregon.edu/sites/default/files/2021-06/DIBELS8thEditionGoals.pdf

Anonymous wrote:They might not have given one section. By second grade the best one is the oral reading fluency score- words correct in one minute. What is that score?

ORF is 108, good or bad?

The different grades do have different things that are covered in the rest. Talk with the teacher about the score and report.

https://dibels.uoregon.edu/sites/default/files/2023-01/DIBELS®%208th%20Edition%20Benchmark%20Goals.pdf

If they were in a non-phonics based reading program it could be they never really learned to read and just learned how to guess words based on context. Happened to my niece and is common with the terrible caulking’s or f&p reading curriculum. If so you’d need an orton gillingham tutor.

They might not have given one section. By second grade the best one is the oral reading fluency score- words correct in one minute. What is that score?

I have an older kid who was not tested with Dibels, but we saw some huge swings in MAP scores over hte years. Sometimes, kids have off days. I would talk to the teacher to understand their perspective, but in general I wouldn't put too much on one test score. See what the trend is after winter testing.

2nd grader has dibels composite score of 370 this fall, and she had 572 in spring 2023. What does that mean by a drop of 200 points from spring 2023 to fall 2023? I am freaking out
Are they the same test?