IMPLEMENTING 4IMPLEMENTING 4THTH AND 5 AND 5THTH GRADE DIBELSGRADE DIBELS

PEERS GroupPEERS Group

Paulding Elementary SchoolPaulding Elementary School

Team MembersTeam Members

Kelly Spangler Kelly Spangler

Stacey DiefenthalerStacey Diefenthaler

Randi JonesRandi Jones

Karen WalkerKaren Walker

Bev BertwellBev Bertwell

Don ManzDon Manz

Julie MarchJulie March

Cathy WunderleCathy Wunderle

DIBELSDIBELS

Research has shown that Research has shown that Dibel’s is a concrete Dibel’s is a concrete

assessment for documenting assessment for documenting a student’s oral reading a student’s oral reading

fluency. Fluency has been fluency. Fluency has been proven to affect proven to affect

comprehension. comprehension.

Planning MeetingPlanning Meeting

This is the 1This is the 1stst year for DIBELs year for DIBELs testing in the 4testing in the 4thth and 5 and 5thth grades. grades.

Teachers practice scoring a Teachers practice scoring a testtest

Oral Reading Fluency TestOral Reading Fluency Test

All of the student data wasAll of the student data wasentered into the DIBELsentered into the DIBELs

website.website.

IMPACT ON STUDENTSIMPACT ON STUDENTS

We will measure the We will measure the impact on the impact on the students by students by comparing the graphs comparing the graphs of the students scores of the students scores in 4in 4thth and 5 and 5thth grade grade and sharing with and sharing with students, parents, students, parents, and administrators.and administrators.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

We as educators and We as educators and co-workers will be co-workers will be able to adjust our able to adjust our teaching strategies to teaching strategies to improve student improve student performance.performance.

The students were also tested in The students were also tested in STAR ReadingSTAR Reading