[LIT] dibbles assessment

[ljackson]

Ken Goodman and Stephen Krashen have plenty to say about DIBELS and none of
it is good.

Lori


On 11/6/07 5:38 PM, "Heather Poland" <hpoland at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you look at the DIBELS website, you will see that even though they
> *claim* to be research based (as many programs do) they are actually NOT. I
> think they site 1 or 2 schools, and it is not real research at all.
> 
> A good question to ask the admin would be - Does having kids read nonsense
> words actually measure fluency? Wouldn't it make more sense to have them
> reading authentic texts for fluency?
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/6/07, Melinda Haynes <haynesm at hpisd.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Who is the publisher? I have not heard from many teachers who find data
>> from this source useful.  Unfortunately, with RTI requiring "research-based
>> interventions" and assessment, the publisher of this tool will likely pocket
>> lots of cash....I have heard similar complaints about Voyager and other
>> PROGRAMS.....
>> 
>> "If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood
>> and
>> don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the
>> endless immensity of the sea." (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
>> 
>> Melinda Hawkins
>> 5th Grade LA/SS
>> McCulloch Intermediate School
>> Highland Park ISD
>> (214) 780-2325
>> haynesm at hpisd.org
>> 
>> 
>>>>> Jason DeLuca <theloraxtracker at yahoo.com> 11/6/2007 5:20 pm >>>
>> I am a fourth grade teacher.  My principal is very concerned with using
>> research based instruction, as he should be, however he is having us assess
>> our kids' fluency by using dibbles.  The staff is very angry because many
>> believe that this particular assessment does not measure much at all.  Does
>> anyone know of any research that either supports or does not support the use
>> of this assessment?
>> 
>>   Thanks,
>>   Jason
>> 
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