DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency Questions What are the hesitation rules for DORF? Discontinue Hesitation Rule and Reminder DIBELS Next Probe Timing Rule Prompts (as often as needed) DORF: Keep going. Zero words read correctly in the (as often as needed) DORF: first line, STOP, DORF: Teacher is 3 seconds do not administer allowed to point if a Retell student loses his/her place. 1 minute + IBELS Oral Reading 1 minute If fewer than 40 Fluency (DORF) and maximum words are read Retell for Retell correctly on any (only once) passage, use Retell: first Retell: Can you tell professional hesitation 3 me anything more judgment whether seconds about the story? to administer Retell for that passage What is the value of assessing both DIBELS ORF and TRC? DIBELS measures and TRC provide different lenses to understand the student’s literacy development. Both DIBELS ORF and TRC prompt students to read aloud, yet are distinguished in the information they provide to teachers for differentiating instruction. DORF references a fluency rate against research-based cut student’s points, enabling teachers to determine an appropriate level of instructional support. TRC combines a Reading Record with comprehension strategies to provide teachers with detailed diagnostic feedback on a reading development, including the student’s identification of the instructional reading level, error patterns, and cueing student’s systems used during reading. How many DORF passages do I have to administer? All 3 during Benchmark periods The Retell should be administered immediately after each passage. During Progress Monitoring only 1 DORF passage is administered. Why assess with 3 DIBELS ORF passages instead of one? The DIBELS authors recommend three passages because three DORF readings return a median value that best reflects a abilities. student’s
DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency Questions What are the hesitation rules for DORF? DIBELS Next Probe Timing Discontinue Rule Hesitation Rule and Reminder Prompts IBELS Oral Reading Fluency (DORF) and Retell 1 minute + 1 minute maximum for Retell Zero words read correctly in the first line, STOP, do not administer Retell DORF: 3 seconds (as often as needed) DORF: Keep going. (as often as needed) DORF: Teacher is allowed to point if a student loses his/her place. If fewer than 40 words are read correctly on any passage, use professional judgment whether to administer Retell for that passage Retell: first hesitation 3 seconds (only once) Retell: Can you tell me anything more about the story? What is the value of assessing both DIBELS ORF and TRC? DIBELS measures and TRC provide different lenses to understand the student’s literacy development. Both DIBELS ORF and TRC prompt students to read aloud, yet are distinguished in the information they provide to teachers for differentiating instruction. DORF references a student’s fluency rate against research-based cut points, enabling teachers to determine an appropriate level of instructional support. TRC combines a Reading Record with comprehension strategies to provide teachers with detailed diagnostic feedback on a student’s reading development, including the identification of the student’s instructional reading level, error patterns, and cueing systems used during reading. How many DORF passages do I have to administer? All 3 during Benchmark periods The Retell should be administered immediately after each passage. During Progress Monitoring only 1 DORF passage is administered. Why assess with 3 DIBELS ORF passages instead of one? The DIBELS authors recommend three passages because three DORF readings return a median value that best reflects a student’s abilities.
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