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Palm Springs Unified reports midyear reading gains; fluency remains a focus
Summary
Palm Springs Unified presented midyear results from the DIBELS universal screener, showing notable gains in kindergarten reading accuracy and districtwide improvements in oral reading accuracy; however, staff said fluency (words-per-minute rates) remains a target and the district will expand small-group interventions and progress monitoring.
Jessica Whiteman, the district’s director of elementary curriculum and instruction, told the Palm Springs Unified School District board on March 10 that midyear results from the state-required DIBELS universal screener show measurable growth in early grade reading accuracy but that fluency rates lag behind.
Whiteman said the district elected to administer the screener to every kindergarten through fifth-grade student three times a year—more frequently than the minimum the Education Code requires for K–2—so schools can monitor progress and adjust instruction. She highlighted kindergarten as the cohort with the largest reduction in students classified as “well below,” citing a drop from 51% to…
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