[Pibe-division] DIBELS Testing

[EricGuillory at aol.com]

It stands for Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early  Literacy Skills
 
 
In a message dated 12/1/2011 9:26:39 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
albert at myblindspot.org writes:

All,

Forgive my ignorance. But what does DIBELS stand  for?


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[mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of EricGuillory at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 10:17  AM
To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Pibe-division] DIBELS  TEsting

Greetings All,



Though I am far from expert in my  understanding of all of the implications
for Braille learners in the  completion of DIBELS, I offer the following. In
the state of Louisiana,  Braille students are given the option of not being
assessed using DIBELS as  are their k-3 peers. This is because, quite
frankly, most students, due to  a variety of factors about which many 
sermons
could be preached, do not  have a solid grasp of the Braille code nearly as
early as we would like.  That, coupled with the timed nature and, at times
ponderous formatting of  DIBELS, makes its administration problematic for
most students in this  cohort.



With this in view, Louisiana has decided to allow for  the utilization of 
the
Jerry Johns inventory for assessing one's reading  level, as well as for the
administration of the ABLS (Assessing Braille  Literacy Skills)
checklist-developed by Region 4 in Texas. Though Braille  advocates like me
are somewhat taken aback by this, as we all know that  Braille is not a
slower medium than is print, the stark reality is, that in  the early grades
(the stage at which DIBELS is administered), our Braille  kids are often
behind the curve. This unfortunate, yet undeniable, reality  prompted the
Louisiana decision, as did the fact that the Johns and ABLS  approach will
certainly provide the desired data to the  evaluators.



I hope this helps and that everyone isn't going  crazy in the flurry of
activities that characterizes this time of year. A  great day to all!



Eric Guillory

PIBE  President

Director of Youth Services

Louisiana Center for the  Blind



"Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought  for with ardor and
attended to with diligence."--Abigail  Adams





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