The DIBELS® aim line is a line graph that represents the rate of improvement that a student must make in order to meet the benchmark or progress monitoring target in the DIBELS assessment. The DIBELS aim line shows a student's progress toward the benchmark goal from interval to interval by plotting the student's score on the previous assessment period to the target for the next period.
The graph shows the student's overall progress toward the benchmark goal and there are various symbols on the DIBELS aim line that indicate the student's progress:
The green target symbol indicates the score the student should reach at the end of the next benchmark.
The green circle represents the intermediate goal for measuring progress.
The purple squares indicate an assessment that the student has been given.
The dots on the graph are data points that indicate student scores.
Each data point on the DIBELS aim line represents a benchmark or progress monitoring assessment. Data points above the DIBELS aim line indicate adequate progress. Points below the line indicate insufficient progress. As a general rule, three data points below the aim line mean additional or modified intervention and support are needed for the student to reach the goal.
The DIBELS assessment is based on years of scientific research and cited for its excellent compatibility with the requirements of Reading First. Using its patent-pending mCLASS® software, Wireless Generation offers a handheld computer version of DIBELS that makes the assessment process easier, faster, and more valuable to teachers and administrators.
mCLASS®:DIBELS® software delivers all of the capabilities of the paper-based assessment, with additional tools for streamlined administration, immediate results, and deep analysis of scores. A teacher uses a handheld computer when administering the assessment, receives instant results on the handheld, and after "syncing" the handheld to a computer with the push of one button, can access a variety of reports and instructional planning tools on a secure Web site.
mCLASS:DIBELS software:
Makes the assessment process easier, faster and more accurate for teachers, with automated prompting, integrated timing and immediate results.
Provides item-level detail reports that help teachers identify specific recurring behaviors requiring instructional attention.
Contains an easy handheld-to-Web sync feature which produces rich Web-based reports that facilitate needs-focused instruction, data aggregation, and Reading First reporting.
Incorporates the Bundled Progress Monitoring module which enables continuous assessment for students performing below benchmark and evaluation of student response to intervention.
Includes Instructional Recommendations from leading reading experts based on individual student scores and response patterns.
Wireless Generation, Inc. provides educators with the most advanced system for collecting and using assessment data, helping to create a culture of continuous feedback and improvement in classrooms across the country. The company provides in-depth professional development and training services.
The company offers the leading early reading assessments on the mCLASS platform, including TPRI®, DIBELS®, PALS™, Reading Records, CIRCLE™, Tejas LEE®, and Reading 3D™. Each component features Web-based reporting, analysis, data management, and instructional planning tools to provide a complete assessment solution.
Since mCLASS software's introduction in 2002, more than 100,000 educators in 48 states have adopted it for observational assessment. Today, two million PreK-6 students are being assessed using mCLASS solutions.
Wireless Generation continues to develop new products and services based on its mission of maximizing the educational value of every teacher-student interaction.
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