DIBELS 8th Edition Resources

A researcher from the Center on Teaching and Learning describes each of the DIBELS 8th Edition measures. This includes a brief overview, what literacy skills are assessed and the time to administer each measure.

This video highlights how easy it is to switch to DIBELS 8th Edition.

Researchers from the Center on Teaching and Learning discuss why DIBELS 8th Edition was developed, including brief descriptions of improvements and updates.

Building literacy doesn't stop on the last day of second grade. So how can we ensure students continue building on their literacy in the critical upper elementary and middle grades? The answer is data. Watch this video on how to use that data to help students achieve their potential and continue their journey with the Science of Reading.

This timeline shows the administration periods for each of the DIBELS 8^th Edition measures.

Student benchmark goals for all grades.

This document describes the differences in administrating and scoring DIBELS 8th Edition compared to previous editions.

This document supplements the DIBELS 8th Edition Administration and Scoring Guide.

Watch a recording of our webinar from January 2019, where we shared information about the DIBELS 8th Edition research and development process and unveiled some of the exciting new features of DIBELS 8.

Researchers from the Center on Teaching and Learning compare DIBELS 8th Edition to other reading diagnostic tools.

Handout with information to help families understand DIBELS scores. This also includes resources with additional information about screening and partnering with the school for literacy success.

Consejos DIBELS para familias: Folleto con información para ayudar a las familias a comprender los puntajes DIBELS. Esto también incluye recursos con información adicional sobre la evaluación y la asociación con la escuela para el éxito en la alfabetización.

This white paper summarizes changes to DIBELS measures and provides evidence to support the use of early screening tools such as DIBELS to screen for dyslexia and help educators intervene before significant reading difficulties materialize, thus reducing the number of students characterized with learning disabilities.

These worksheets provide teachers and other education professionals one strategy for determining the instructional needs of their students based on a pattern of performance on two or more DIBELS 8th Edition assessments.

This handout explains the DIBELS assessment to parents.

This handout in Spanish explains the DIBELS assessment to parents.

This video helps you plan for the adoption of DIBELS 8th Edition. Training options, materials and preservation of historical data are discussed.

This short video gives a basic overview of the difference between criterion referencing and norm referencing and how that relates to benchmark goals and percentiles for DIBELS®.