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Dynamic Indicators of Early Basic Literacy Skills: Word Use Fluency, 6th Edition (DIBELS–WUF)
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). Students may respond using their strongest mode of communication. For example, the student may sign, use a word board, or compute to use a word or read a passage. The tester should make a professional judgment regarding the fluency of response. If the student’s fluency is affected by the accommodation, then the standard scoring interpretations (i.e., low risk) should not be applied.	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–WUF assesses expressive language and vocabulary skills for students in grades K through 3. Student performance is measured by having students use a word provided by an examiner in a phrase, expression, or utterance. As the student produces a response, the examiner counts the number of words by moving a pen through the row of numbers that’s provided on the scoring sheet. Item score is the number of words in correct utterances. Administration lasts one minute. The tool provides information on student performance in English.	DIBELS–WUF takes 2 minutes per probe to administer to individual students. 30 alternate forms per grade are available for benchmark and progress monitoring. Raw, percentile, and developmental benchmark scores are available. Raw scores are calculated by adding the number of correct words in each correct utterance. Percentiles are provided using local norms. Student below the 20th percentile are considered at-risk. Student between 20-40% are at some-risk. Students greater than 40% are at low-risk. Risk factors are established with local norms.

Dynamic Indicators of Early Basic Literacy Skills: Word Use Fluency, 6th Edition (DIBELS–WUF)

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).

Students may respond using their strongest mode of communication. For example, the student may sign, use a word board, or compute to use a word or read a passage. The tester should make a professional judgment regarding the fluency of response. If the student’s fluency is affected by the accommodation, then the standard scoring interpretations (i.e., low risk) should not be applied.

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–WUF assesses expressive language and vocabulary skills for students in grades K through 3.

Student performance is measured by having students use a word provided by an examiner in a phrase, expression, or utterance. As the student produces a response, the examiner counts the number of words by moving a pen through the row of numbers that’s provided on the scoring sheet. Item score is the number of words in correct utterances. Administration lasts one minute.

The tool provides information on student performance in English.

DIBELS–WUF takes 2 minutes per probe to administer to individual students.

30 alternate forms per grade are available for benchmark and progress monitoring.

Raw, percentile, and developmental benchmark scores are available.

Raw scores are calculated by adding the number of correct words in each correct utterance. Percentiles are provided using local norms.

Student below the 20th percentile are considered at-risk. Student between 20-40% are at some-risk. Students greater than 40% are at low-risk. Risk factors are established with local norms.