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DIBELS and benchmark data show mixed literacy progress; many students earn zero on writing items, district says
Summary
PGCPS testing staff reported DIBELS universal‑screen results and benchmark 1 outcomes: kindergarten and early grades show modest gains while constructed‑response and writing items depressed overall reading benchmark scores; mathematics benchmark scores improved by about 4 percent.
PGCPS testing staff presented DIBELS screening results, i‑Ready context and Benchmark 1 outcomes to the Academic Achievement Committee on Feb. 10, and they flagged writing and constructed‑response items as a major driver of some lower benchmark scores.
Dr. Jamie Bowers, director of testing, research and evaluation, said the district uses DIBELS as its universal screener for grades K–3 and reported about a 97 percent participation rate for the beginning‑of‑year DIBELS administration. At the beginning of the year, roughly 44 percent of kindergarten students were at or above the DIBELS benchmark; first‑grade, second‑grade and third‑grade at/above percentages were in the…
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