AIMSweb® Systems: (1) Maze Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM); (2) Reading CBM ; (3) Early literacy; and (4) Spelling

Cost

Technology, Human Resources, and Accommodations for Special Needs

Service & Support

Purpose & Other Implementation Information

Usage & Reporting

Annual cost per student:

AIMSweb assessment materials are included with an AIMSweb System software subscription:

AIMSweb Systems
$2.00-$4.00 per student

AIMSweb Maze-CBM can also be purchased separately from the software systems via downloadable CBM Measure sets:

AIMSweb CBM Measure Sets
$39.00-$299.00

Internet access is required for full use of product services.

Testers will require 1.5 - 2 hours of training.

Paraprofessionals can administer the test.

AIMSweb software systems also support data management, charting, and reporting for DIBELS™ assessment measures.

Alternate forms available in Spanish for benchmarking.

Harcourt
19500 Bulverde Road
San Antonio, TX 78259
www.aimsweb.com
Susan Middleton
Phone: 800-787-8707

Field tested training manuals are available and should provide all implementation information.

AIMSweb Training sessions are available.

Ongoing technical support is provided.

AIMSweb systems provide assessment tools ( CBM) and data organization and management software to frequently monitor progress of all students in grade K and above in the basic skills areas.

Reading CBM: 1 minute standardized measure of oral reading of graded passages to administer for individual students.

AIMSweb Maze-CBM can be used for benchmarking grades 1-8 and progress monitoring any age.

Maze CBM: 3 minute standardized measure requiring silent reading of graded passages and selecting 1 of 3 words that preserve meaning for deleted words.

AIMSweb Maze-CBM can be used for benchmarking grades 1-8 and progress monitoring any age.

Early Literacy:

  • CBM Letter Naming Fluency: Individual students say names of visually presented upper and lower case randomly presented letters for 1 minute.
  • CBM Letter Sound Fluency: Individual students say sounds in visually presented upper and lower case randomly presented letters for 1 minute.
  • CBM Phoneme Segmentation Fluency: Individual students say phonemes in orally presented words for 1 minute.
  • CBM Nonsense Word Fluency: Individual students read non-real words for 1 minute.

AIMSweb TEL can be used for benchmarking grades K-1 and progress monitoring any age.

Spelling CBM: Students write orally dictated words at fixed pace for 2 minutes from a graded word list.

AIMSweb Spelling-CBM can be used for benchmarking grades 1-8 and progress monitoring any age.

Raw score, percentile score, and developmental benchmark scores are available.

Adequate growth rate can be derived in two ways:

  • Rates of Improvement (ROI) are calculated using composite normative sample of AIMSweb customers,
  • And AIMSweb users will be able to identify their own norm-referenced rates progress.

Reading CBM: 33 alternate forms are available for each grade 1 through 8.

Individually administered.

Maze CBM: 33 alternate forms are available for each grade 1 through 8.

Individually or group administered.

Early Literacy CBM: There are 33 forms for each of the 4 measures of TEL which are individually administered.

Spelling CBM : 33 alternate forms are available for each grade 1 through 8.

Individually or group administered.