Your front-page story (“National Clout of DIBELS Test Draws Scrutiny,” Sept. 28, 2005) gives the impression that the argument is whether the right reading test to give young children is the Dynamic ...
Following a public outcry from parents and teachers, the Los Angeles Unified School District has decided to make timed reading tests optional for most transitional kindergarten students. School ...
To the editor: As a former kindergarten teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District and National Board Certified teacher, I completely agree with educators and parents who oppose using the ...
In Montgomery County public schools, the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills test, or DIBELS, is used as a screening tool for kindergarten through second grade students, said Ann Bedford ...