Ongoing Assessment

The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) K-2

DIBELS Overview

Each of our Kindergarten through 2nd grader at Ogden International School of Chicago are assessed using DIBELS. The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of procedures and measures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills. They are designed to be short (one minute) fluency measures used to regularly monitor the development of early literacy and early reading skills.

DIBELS are individually administered measures of student skills in each of the key basic early literacy skills.

DIBELS are comprised of seven measures to function as indicators of phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, accuracy and fluency with connected text, reading comprehension, and vocabulary. DIBELS were designed for use in identifying children experiencing difficulty in acquisition of basic early literacy skills in order to provide support early and prevent the occurrence of later reading difficulties.

For more information regarding DIBELS, please refer to their website.