Course description
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) will be a required benchmark assessment for P-8 in 2026. This Professional Learning will deepen participants skills, understanding and capacity to ensure school readiness in preparation for full implementation.
Course outcomes
Instructional Specialists will be able to do the following on completion of this professional learning:
- support staff, monitor progress, solve problems and adapt strategies for the implementation of DIBELS
- demonstrate practices aligned with a sound knowledge of assessment and monitoring processes
- within the leadership team at a school, to drive strong professional practice, including the use of data to inform decision-making and to actively tailor and improve planning, support and monitoring of impact while building capacity of others
- demonstrate commitment to ongoing professional development for self and others, aligned to departmental priorities and the ability to apply this to support the implementation of DIBELS.