Just a few years ago, a set of tests known as “dibbles” would have elicited little more than a chuckle from educators or anyone else. Today, they’re taking it seriously, because the acronym DIBELS has ...

Your front-page story (“National Clout of DIBELS Test Draws Scrutiny,” Sept. 28, 2005) gives the impression that the argument is whether the right reading test to give young children is the Dynamic ...

Following a public outcry from parents and teachers, the Los Angeles Unified School District has decided to make timed reading tests optional for most transitional kindergarten students. Find expert ...

EUGENE -- The University of Oregon is trying to reclaim rights to a student reading test used at 15,000 schools nationwide. The Register-Guard reports the test known as DIBELS or the Dynamic ...

As the end of the school year approaches, Houston ISD students will begin to take a series of state standardized tests and other end-of-year assessments starting next week. Unlike previous years, many ...

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