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<DIV>It stands for <U><FONT color=#1122cc>Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills</FONT></U></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 12/1/2011 9:26:39 A.M. Central Standard Time,
albert@myblindspot.org writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial>All,<BR><BR>Forgive my ignorance. But what does DIBELS stand
for?<BR><BR><BR>Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.<BR>Founder<BR>My Blind Spot, Inc.<BR>90
Broad Street - 18th Fl.<BR>New York, New York
10004<BR>www.myblindspot.org<BR>PH: 917-553-0347<BR>Fax: 212-858-5759<BR>"The
person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is<BR>doing
it."<BR><BR><BR>Visit us on Facebook LinkedIn<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From:
pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org<BR>[mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of EricGuillory@aol.com<BR>Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 10:17
AM<BR>To: pibe-division@nfbnet.org<BR>Subject: [Pibe-division] DIBELS
TEsting<BR><BR>Greetings All,<BR><BR><BR><BR>Though I am far from expert in my
understanding of all of the implications<BR>for Braille learners in the
completion of DIBELS, I offer the following. In<BR>the state of Louisiana,
Braille students are given the option of not being<BR>assessed using DIBELS as
are their k-3 peers. This is because, quite<BR>frankly, most students, due to
a variety of factors about which many sermons<BR>could be preached, do not
have a solid grasp of the Braille code nearly as<BR>early as we would like.
That, coupled with the timed nature and, at times<BR>ponderous formatting of
DIBELS, makes its administration problematic for<BR>most students in this
cohort.<BR><BR><BR><BR>With this in view, Louisiana has decided to allow for
the utilization of the<BR>Jerry Johns inventory for assessing one's reading
level, as well as for the<BR>administration of the ABLS (Assessing Braille
Literacy Skills)<BR>checklist-developed by Region 4 in Texas. Though Braille
advocates like me<BR>are somewhat taken aback by this, as we all know that
Braille is not a<BR>slower medium than is print, the stark reality is, that in
the early grades<BR>(the stage at which DIBELS is administered), our Braille
kids are often<BR>behind the curve. This unfortunate, yet undeniable, reality
prompted the<BR>Louisiana decision, as did the fact that the Johns and ABLS
approach will<BR>certainly provide the desired data to the
evaluators.<BR><BR><BR><BR>I hope this helps and that everyone isn't going
crazy in the flurry of<BR>activities that characterizes this time of year. A
great day to all!<BR><BR><BR><BR>Eric Guillory<BR><BR>PIBE
President<BR><BR>Director of Youth Services<BR><BR>Louisiana Center for the
Blind<BR><BR><BR><BR>"Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought
for with ardor and<BR>attended to with diligence."--Abigail
Adams<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Pibe-division
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