DIBELS^® Publications and Presentations

Informational DIBELS Materials

DIBELS® Research References (updated 10/30/09) (Download)
A comprehensive collection of research publications related to DIBELS.

NEW! - DIBELS Next Technical Adequacy Supplement (Download)
Reliability and validity data for DIBELS Next.

DIBELS® 6th Edition Technical Adequacy Information (Download)
A comprehensive collection of technical adequacy data for DIBELS 6th Edition.

"What Are DIBELS?" (Download)
An informational brochure intended for those new to DIBELS.

Parent Letter (English)   (Español)
Download this parent letter and copy it onto school letterhead if you would like to send the parents of your students a brief explanation of DIBELS testing.

Position Papers

Use of DIBELS for Student-Level Accountability Decisions (Download)
The Use of DIBELS for System-Wide Accountability Decisions (Download)
The Use of DIBELS for Diverse Learners (Download)
DIBELS Myths and Facts (Download)
Response to 'The Truth About DIBELS' (Download)

DIBELS Next Technical Reports and Publications

Powell-Smith, K. A., Good, R. H., & Atkins, T. (2010). DIBELS Next Oral Reading Fluency Readability Study (Tech. Report No. 7). Eugene, OR: Dynamic Measurement Group. (Download)

Cummings, K. D., Kaminski, R. A., Good, R. H., & O'Neil, M. (2010). Assessing phonemic awareness in preschool and kindergarten: Development and initial validation of First Sound Fluency. Manuscript submitted for publication.

DIBELS 6th Edition Reports

Linking DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency with the Lexile Framework for Reading (Download)
A study produced by MetaMetrics, the developers of Lexiles, that links Lexiles to 6th Edition DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency results for first through third grades.

Draft Papers

Best Practices in Using Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) for Formative Assessment and Evaluation (Download)

DIBELS Presentations

Linking Assessment to Instruction: Using Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills in an Outcomes-Driven Model (British Dyslexia Association Annual Convention 2008) (Download)

DIBELS Deep Brief Reading Diagnostic Tools: Development and Validation
(DIBELS Summit 2008) (Download)

ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristic curves) Done Right
(Pacific Coast Research Conference 2008) (Download)

The Development of Brief Reading Diagnostic Tests Linked to DIBELS
(National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2008) (Download)

Progress Monitoring and Response to Intervention in an Outcomes-Driven Model
(Summer Institute on Student Progress Monitoring 2007) (Download)

Psychometric Adequacy of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
(National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention 2007) (Download)

What's PSF Got To Do With It? A Look At The Contribution of DIBELS Phoneme Segmentation Fluency to First Grade Reading Outcomes
(Pacific Coast Research Conference 2007) (Download)

Progress Monitoring and Response to Intervention in an Outcome Driven Model
(Oregon Response to Intervention Summit 2006) (Download)

Examining the Use of DIBELS Nonsense Word Fluency Across Grade Levels in Reading First Schools (Pacific Coast Research Conference 2006) (Download)

IDEL Presentations and Publications

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