DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency - Progress Monitoring Fourth Grade Scoring Booklet

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DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency fourth-grade progress monitoring scoring booklet provides standardized short-form directions for administering an oral reading fluency assessment. It specifies procedures for reading the passage, tracking correct words, using discontinue and hesitation rules, and conducting a one-time retell prompt when the student meets accuracy thresholds. The booklet includes scoring page elements such as timing, stop/reset steps, and a sample probe text (The Bakery) used to evaluate retell and word accuracy over a 1-minute window.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages64

Reading Time2 h 41 min

AccessFree to download

Short Form Directions

Administration flow and stop rules

Retell procedure and scoring reminders

Progress Monitoring Probe 1 - The Bakery

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy SkillsTM 6th Edition DIBELS® DIBELS® Oral Reading Fluency Progress Monitoring Fourth Grade Scoring Booklet Edited By: Roland H. Good III Ruth A. Kaminski University of Oregon Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc. Available: [http://dibels.uoregon.edu/](http://dibels.uoregon.edu/) Instructions: This packet includes 2 parts: the fourth-grade scoring booklet and fourthgrade student materials. The scoring booklet is photocopied back to back and saddle stapled. The same booklet is used for each student for each progress monitoring assessment throughout the year. The second part is the reusable student materials. Make one copy for each person who is doing the progress monitoring testing. They can be laminated and comb bound for reuse. Good, R. H. , & Kaminski, R. A. (Eds.) . (2007) . Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (6th ed.) . Eugene, OR: Institute for the Development of Educational Achievement. Available: [http://dibels.uoregon](http://dibels.uoregon). edu/ Revised 06/11/07 DIBELS® Oral Reading Fluency Short Form Directions Make sure you have reviewed the long form of the directions in the DIBELS Administration and Scoring Guide and have them available. 6D\ WKHVH VSHFL¿F GLUHFWLRQV WR WKH VWXGHQW􀀝 Please read this (point) out loud. If you get stuck, I will tell you the word so you can keep reading. When I say “Stop,”I may askyou to tell me about what you read, so do your best reading. Start here 􀀋SRLQW WR WKH ¿UVW ZRUG RI WKH SDVVDJH􀀌. Begin. 6WDUW \RXU VWRSZDWFK ZKHQ WKH VWXGHQW VD\V WKH ¿UVW ZRUG RI WKH passage. At the end of 1 minute, place a bracket (] ) after the last word provided by the student, stop and reset the stopwatch, and say,“Stop.”(remove the passage) If the student reads more than 10 words correct, proceed with theretell part. Say, Please tell me all about what you just read. Try to tell me everything you can. Begin. Start your stopwatch after you say“Begin.” 7KH ¿UVW WLPH WKH VWXGHQW GRHV QRW VD\ DQ\WKLQJ IRU 􀀖 VHFRQGV􀀏 VD\􀀏“Try to tell me everything you can.” This prompt can be used only once. If the student does not say anything or gets off track for 5 seconds, circle the total number of words in the student’s retell and say,“Stop.” At the end of 1 minute, circle the total number of words in the student’s retell and say,“Stop.” | Reminder | Discontinue rule²1R ZRUGV UHDG FRUUHFWO\ LQ WKH ¿UVW URZ􀀑 Hesitation rule²􀀖 VHFRQGV²7HOO WKH VWXGHQW WKH ZRUG􀀑 ,I necessary, indicate for student to continue with next word.
'R QRW JLYH SDVVDJHV 􀀆􀀕 DQG 􀀆􀀖 DQG GR QRW DGPLQLVWHU UHWHOO LI student reads fewer than 10 words correctly. | | --- | --- | Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy SkillsTM 6th Ed. Name: Teacher: School: District: 1 4 0 120 100 80 60 40 20 Sept. . .Oct Nov Dec . Jan . Feb . March April May June Scores Scores Scores Scores Scores Scores Scores Scores Scores Scores *Each tick is 4 points . Goal of 118 is an initial est imate . Fourth Grade Scoring Booklet Progress Monitoring Oral Reading Fluency Revised 06/11/07 Page 2 © 2007 Dynamic Measurement Group 􀂋 􀀕􀀓􀀓􀀚 '\QDPLF 0HDVXUHPHQW *URXS 3DJH 􀀗􀀖 Good, R . H . , & Kaminski, R . A . , & Dill, S . (2007) . DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency . In R . H . Good & R . A . Kaminski (Eds.), Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (6th ed.) . Eugene, OR: Institute for the Development of Educational Achievement. Available: [http://dibels.uoregon.edu/](http://dibels.uoregon.edu/) Notes: Progress Monitoring Probe 1 The Bakery Light crept through the bedroom window and woke Josh up . 10 $W ¿UVW KH ZDV D ELW GLVRULHQWHG DQG GLG QRW UHFRJQL]H WKH URRP􀀏 􀀕􀀖 but he quickly remembered where he was. Yesterday had been 􀀖􀀖 moving day, and this was his new home . 41 “Today, I’ll explore my new neighborhood and, with any 50 luck, I’ll make some friends,” he said to himself. 59 Josh jumped out of bed and pushed ope

FAQs

What is the purpose of the fourth-grade DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency short form directions?

It standardizes how teachers administer the oral reading fluency task and determine when to stop, reset timing, and proceed to the retell section during progress monitoring.

When does the test administrator proceed to the retell part?

When the student reads more than 10 words correctly, the administrator asks the student to retell what they read, using the one-time retell prompt.

What discontinue and hesitation rules are referenced for administration?

The instructions include discontinue criteria for when the student does not read correctly in the first row, plus a hesitation rule after a brief delay, directing the student to continue with the next word if needed.

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