What Will I Experience at the DIBELS Next Training?

• A brief review of the foundations of DIBELS
• Training in DIBELS Next
• An introduction to the new DIBELS Next measures, including DAZE, the DIBELS maze comprehension measure for Grades 3-6, and First Sound Fluency (FSF), the Initial Sound Fluency replacement
• Practice on administering and scoring the new measures

DIBELS Next improves on DIBELS by offering:

• New readability formula with less reading passage variability and correlations with NAEP reading fluency passage
• Increased reliability and validity data
• Increased consistency of scores
• A more student and user-friendly format
• Increased ease of administering and scoring
• Enhanced intervention planning

ð      First Sound Fluency (FSF) with no pictures and no guessing

ð      DAZE, an additional measure of comprehension that can be administered individually or in a group and provides additional information for intermediate students

Who Should Attend?

• Teachers, specialists, literacy coaches and administrators who currently use DIBELS 6th Edition and want to learn how to administer and score DIBELS Next
• Because this is a TRANSITION training, it is not intended for newcomers to DIBELS

Registration Fee:         $185 (includes a copy of the book, supplementary materials, breakfast, and lunch)

Register:                        MY LEARNING PLAN: http://webreg.esboces.org [search term: DIBELS] 

Questions?                    Call 631-244-4013 or email literacyevents@esboces.org