First, let me say that I don't use DIBELS for reasons I won't get into here since the pros and cons of this assessment have been argued here many,many times before. When thinking about the 35th percentile...or percentiles in general, remember that you are operating on a bell curve. The thirty-fifth percentile is well within the average range. My special education kids have to be below the 25th percentile many times to be even considered for services since the 25th is the bottom of the average range.
I guess what I am saying is that DIBELS is supposed to identify those most at risk. It is unlikely that kids who are in the 35th to 40th percentile are really at risk. They are average kids...at the bottom of the average range for sure, but average nonetheless. Jennifer In a message dated 2/16/2008 4:25:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I didn't realize that the benchmarks set for DIBELS are only at the 35%ile. I wonder why they wouldn't set them higher than that because they seem kind of low to me. Does anyone know what the 50%ile is for the end of the year benchmarks for 4th and 5th grades? **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
