Dynamic Indicators of Early Basic Literacy Skills : Phonemic Segmentation Fluency, 6 th Edition (<acronym title="Dynamic Indicators of Early Basic Literacy Skills">DIBELS</acronym> –<acronym title="Phonemic Segmentation Fluency">PSF</acronym>)

Dynamic Indicators of Early Basic Literacy Skills: Phonemic Segmentation Fluency, 6th Edition (DIBELS–PSF)
Cost	Technology, Human Resources, and Accommodations for Special Needs	Service & Support	Purpose & Other Implementation Information	Usage & Reporting
Annual cost per student for Sopris West materials: Package One: $2.36 per student for year 1 and $1.40 per student for subsequent years. This price includes materials for all grade level DIBELS measures. Package Two: $59.00 for the complete kit for year 1 and $35.00 for subsequent years. This includes pre-printed benchmark, progress monitoring, and Administration and Scoring Guide materials for 25 students. Storage & Reporting Option: $1.00 per student per year for DIBELS data system to maintain, summarize, and report scores. This includes benchmark, progress monitoring, and unlimited reports. Forms and materials can be downloaded and photocopied for free from the DIBELS website .	Internet access is required for full use of product services. Testers will require 1-4 hours of training. Paraprofessionals can administer the test. Accommodations: A list of DIBELS approved accommodations is available in the Administration and Scoring Guide (e.g., giving directions in the student’s primary language or sign language).	Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc. http://dibels.uoregon.edu http://sopriswest.com Palm Pilot version available at: http://wirelessgeneration.com email: Roland Good email: Natalie Flint Phone: 541-346-2145/2399 Field tested training manuals are available and should provide all implementation information. A web-based tutorial is included. Technical assistance is available at the DIBELS website.	The DIBELS PSF is a standardized, individually administered test of phonological awareness for students in grades K-1. The PSF assesses the student’s ability to segment 3 or 4 phoneme words into their individual phonemes fluently. The PSF task is administered by the examiner orally presenting words of 3 to 4 phonemes. It requires the student to produce the phonemes for each word. For example, the examiner says “sat” and the student says “/s/ /a/ /t/” to receive 3 possible points for the word. The tool provides information on student performance in English. The test was normed using a national sample of 38,000 Kindergartners and 37,000 first graders.	DIBELS -PSF takes 2 minutes to administer to individual students. 25 alternate forms are available for progress monitoring. Raw, percentile, and benchmark scores are available. Raw scores are calculated by adding the number of sound segments produced correctly in one minute. A composite score is provided along with instructional recommendations obtained by calculating the odds of achieving subsequent literacy outcomes from longitudinal research. A benchmark for end of kindergarten is 35 phonemes per minute.

Dynamic Indicators of Early Basic Literacy Skills: Phonemic Segmentation Fluency, 6th Edition (DIBELS–PSF)

Cost

Technology, Human Resources, and Accommodations for Special Needs

Service & Support

Purpose & Other Implementation Information

Usage & Reporting

Annual cost per student for Sopris West materials:

Package One:

$2.36 per student for year 1 and $1.40 per student for subsequent years. This price includes materials for all grade level DIBELS measures.

Package Two:

$59.00 for the complete kit for year 1 and $35.00 for subsequent years. This includes pre-printed benchmark, progress monitoring, and Administration and Scoring Guide materials for 25 students.

Storage & Reporting Option:

$1.00 per student per year for DIBELS data system to maintain, summarize, and report scores. This includes benchmark, progress monitoring, and unlimited reports.

Forms and materials can be downloaded and photocopied for free from the DIBELS website .

Internet access is required for full use of product services.

Testers will require 1-4 hours of training. Paraprofessionals can administer the test.

Accommodations: A list of DIBELS approved accommodations is available in the Administration and Scoring Guide (e.g., giving directions in the student’s primary language or sign language).

Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.
http://dibels.uoregon.edu
http://sopriswest.com

Palm Pilot version available at:
http://wirelessgeneration.com
email: Roland Good
email: Natalie Flint
Phone: 541-346-2145/2399

Field tested training manuals are available and should provide all implementation information. A web-based tutorial is included.

Technical assistance is available at the DIBELS website.

The DIBELS PSF is a standardized, individually administered test of phonological awareness for students in grades K-1. The PSF assesses the student’s ability to segment 3 or 4 phoneme words into their individual phonemes fluently.

The PSF task is administered by the examiner orally presenting words of 3 to 4 phonemes. It requires the student to produce the phonemes for each word. For example, the examiner says “sat” and the student says “/s/ /a/ /t/” to receive 3 possible points for the word.

The tool provides information on student performance in English. The test was normed using a national sample of 38,000 Kindergartners and 37,000 first graders.

DIBELS -PSF takes 2 minutes to administer to individual students.

25 alternate forms are available for progress monitoring.

Raw, percentile, and benchmark scores are available.

Raw scores are calculated by adding the number of sound segments produced correctly in one minute. A composite score is provided along with instructional recommendations obtained by calculating the odds of achieving subsequent literacy outcomes from longitudinal research.

A benchmark for end of kindergarten is 35 phonemes per minute.