[Pibe-division] DIBELS Testing

[Albert J Rizzi]

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. 

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
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-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 10:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] DIBELS Testing

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?
	
	
	Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
	Founder
	My Blind Spot, Inc.
	90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
	New York, New York  10004
	www.myblindspot.org
	PH: 917-553-0347
	Fax: 212-858-5759
	"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one
who is
	doing it."
	
	
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	-----Original Message-----
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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
	
	
	
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ardor and
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