Dibels

What does the acronym DIBELS stand for?

• Definitely Interesting Basic English Language Skills

• Don't Insult Bears that Eat Little Salmon

• Delicious Indicators of Bread Eggs Lasagna and Sausage

• Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills

What should you make sure to do before beginning MOY DIBELS testing? Select all that apply.

• Check that the MOY window is diplayed

• Check that you have the correct testing manual and pages

• Clear your browsing history and restart your Ipad

• Check that you are on Benchmark and NOT Progress Monitoring

Which assessment assesses the ability to fluently segment words with two-six phonemes?

• LNF

• WRF

• ORF

• PSF

Which DIBELS8 measure assesses the ability to decode words based on

the alphabetic principle and phonics?

• LNF

• Oral Language

• PSF

• NWF

Which DIBELS8 measure assesses the accuracy and fluency of reading lists of commonly heard words?

• WRF

• ORF

• NWF

• PSF

Which DIBELS8 measure assesses the ability to read words in connected text?

• NWF

• ORF

• WRF

• LNF

Which DIBELS8 measure requires the teacher to say a sentence and have the student repeat it?

• Vocabulary

• MAZE

• Oral Language

• Word Reading Fluency?

NC adds the Oral Language and Vocabulary measures

in order to make DIBELS8

an approved Dyslexia Screener.

• True

• False

True or False - For Phoneme Segmentation Fluency, the student may elongate the individual sounds and run them together as long as it is clear he or she is aware of each sound individually.

• true

• false

What are the two reading components assessed in NWF (Nonsense Word Fluency)?

• correct letter sounds

• correct letter names

• blending sounds as words

• comprehension