Once a child has achieved the “low risk” level of proficiency, can they be excluded from the next assessment?
No. There are several reasons why we would want to include these students in later DIBELS assessment in the measure where they have shown proficiency. First, many of the probes require higher levels of proficiency at each assessment period. Should a student “plateau” or not continue to improve during the time between the two assessments, it is very likely that they would fall into the “moderate risk” range and need instructional supports to meet the goals for the following assessment. Secondly, the teacher, school, district and state need information about the success of reading instruction for students at all levels of reading proficiency. We hope that all students will show meaningful growth between assessment periods—without measuring the growth of all students we will not be able to determine if this is happening.
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- Once a child has achieved the "low risk" level of proficiency, can they be excluded from the next assessment?
