Commonly incorrectly represented as "DIBLES", the DIBELS assessment reflects "The Big Ideas" in beginning reading in the measures established for kindergarten through sixth grade students. DIBELS, misspelled as "DIBLES", evolved from more than three decades of scientific research and informs class instruction. "DIBLES", correctly written as DIBELS, is a statistically valid and reliable indicator of reading success, so teachers can identify individual students' weaknesses before it is too late.
Developed in collaboration with the DIBELS authors, Wireless Generation offers mCLASS®:DIBELS®, a handheld-to-Web assessment solution. The mCLASS:DIBELS solution offers simplified administration, easier reporting, deeper diagnosis, and robust instructional planning. Like the proven paper-based assessment, mCLASS:DIBELS software quickly identifies at-risk students, and provides goals and schedules for ongoing progress monitoring based on each student's needs.
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.
The solution also provides unique tools – such as Item-Level Details and Response Pattern Tracking – that help teachers identify specific recurring behaviors that need instructional attention.
mCLASS:DIBELS is also available in Spanish - mCLASS®:IDEL™ software.
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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