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Yes, DIBELS is designed to be administered to all students who are learning to read English. We don't have any specific guidelines for administering DIBELS to students learning to speak and read English. While the measures are standardized and should be given to all students in the same manner, there are a few accommodations that can be made when necessary and are specified in the chapter on Approved Accommodations in the Administration and Scoring Guide available from our Download Materials page.

If you are interested in a digital version of DIBELS, Amplify offers DIBELS 8th Edition through mCLASS. https://amplify.com/programs/mclass/.
You can connect with Amplify by visiting their support page: https://amplify.com/support/

Cut-scores are determined using Receiver Operating Curve analyses and choosing a score that optimally predicts to end of year reading performance. In this case, the passage for the middle of the year simply results in faster reading rates for high-achieving students. It most likely has to do with the content of the passages.