DIBELS Progress Monitoring

Instructions and Video Testing Samples

First Sound Fluency (FSF)(beginning of Kindergarten to middle of Kindergarten)

Scoring Rules:

1 minute test

2 points for correct initial phoneme

1 point for each correct initial consonant blend, consonant plus vowel, or consonant blend plus vowel

Mark a slash / through the 0 for no response, letter naming, or incorrect responses

Use the scoring guide at the bottom of the sheet to compute the score

Letter naming is NOT progress monitored using DIBELS.

First Sound Instructions

Oral Teacher Directions are found in the Progress Monitoring Scoring Booklet

Sample test is designed to show examples of markings. It was not timed.

First Sound Fluency Sample Test(Click on the title to view)

Phoneme Segmentation Fluency (PSF)(middle of Kindergarten to beginning of 1st grade)

1 minute test

Circle the word if the student repeats the word without saying any sound segments. No point

Mark a slash / if incorrect

Leave blank any sounds the student omits

Write sc (self-correct) over any corrected segments

Underline sounds the way the student said the sounds. 1 point is given for each line you draw.

Phoneme Segmentation Instructions

Oral Teacher Directions are found in the Progress Monitoring Scoring Booklet

Response Patterns: Teacher marks reading behaviors observed.

Sample test is designed to show markings. It was not timed.

Phoneme Segmentation Sample Test(Click on the title to view)

Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF)

(middle of Kindergarten to beginning of 2nd grade)

Correct Letter Sounds (CLS)

Student receives 1 point for each correct sound

Whole Words Read (WWR)

Student receives 1 point for each word read correctly

Underline each sound or word the student says

Mark a slash / through any incorrect letter sound

Write sc (self-correct) above any corrected sound. These do not count as errors.

Leave blank any sound the student didn’t attempt

Give students 3 seconds to attempt an answer before marking it incorrect.

Nonsense Word Fluency Instructions

Oral Teacher Directions are found in the Progress Monitoring Scoring Booklet

Response Patterns: Teacher marks reading behaviors observed

Sample test is designed to show markings. It was not timed.

Nonsense Word Sample Test(Click on the title to view)

DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency (DORF)(middle of 1st grade to end of 6th grade)

1 minute test

Do not read the title to the student. If the student reads the title, start the timer when done.

Draw a slash / through each word missed

Skipped words are counted wrong

Added words do not count against them

Wait 3 seconds before giving a student a word. Mark the word as wrong

Names are counted wrong each time they are said wrong

Proper nouns are counted as correct if it could be pronounced that way. Example: Dubai could be /Dubay/ because /ai/ could be said as a long a.

DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency Instructions

Oral Teacher Directions are found in the Progress Monitoring Scoring Booklet

Response Patterns: Teacher marks reading behaviors observed

Sample test is designed to show markings. It was not timed.

Oral Fluency Sample Test(Click on the title to view)

DORF Retell

We don’t test retell any longer. Don’t administer this unless you want the information for yourself.

DORF Retell Instructions

REMINDER: We don’t test retell any longer. Don’t administer this unless you want the information for yourself. If desired, the instructions are below followed by the video.

Oral Teacher Directions are found in the Progress Monitoring Scoring Booklet

Response Patterns: Teacher marks reading behaviors observed

Test is designed to show markings. It was not timed.

Retell Sample Test(Click on the title to view)

DAZE Test(beginning of 3rd grade to end of 6th grade)

3 minute test

Scoring Guide:

Draw a bracket after the last item the student completed in 3 minutes.

Mark a slash / over all incorrect or blank answers that the student attempted to complete. Do not score the questions after the bracket.

Count the number of correct answers and record

Count the number of incorrect answers and record

DAZE Test Scoring Sample(Click on the title to view)