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ERIC Number: EJ751955
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 16
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
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Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS): A Tool for Evaluating Student Learning?
Kamii, Constance; Manning, Maryann
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v20 n2 p75 Win 2005
To evaluate the usefulness of two DIBELS subtests (Phonemic Segmentation Fluency and Nonsense Word Fluency), 107 kindergartners and 101 first-graders who had taken the DIBELS were given a writing-of-words task and the Slosson Oral Reading Test of sight words. In addition, the 1st-graders' DIBELS included an Oral Reading Fluency subtest that assessed students' ability to get meaning from a five-paragraph composition. After analyzing the relationships between scores on each DIBELS subtest and other variables, it was concluded that no evidence was found to justify the use of the DIBELS for the evaluation of a literacy instructional program. (Contains 4 tables and 11 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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