DIBELS Acronyms
LNF
What is Letter Naming Fluency?
This component of literacy focuses on teaching students how to hear, identify, and manipulate sounds.
What is phonemic awareness?
This is the answer to the question: do I need to progress monitor?
What is yes?
PSF
What is Phoneme Sound Fluency?
In this component of literacy, students learn how to take a sound and attach it to a symbol.
What is phonics?
You should progress monitor this group every 2 weeks.
What is RED or WBBM?
NSF
What is Nonsense Word Fluency?
This component of literacy is important because it’s necessary for reading comprehension, and it is the key to understanding abstract ideas and deeper content.
What is vocabulary?
You should progress monitor this group every 3 weeks.
What is yellow or BBM?
WRF
What is Word Reading Fluency?
This component of literacy measures students' ability to read text with expression, quickly, and correctly.
What is fluency?
You should progress monitor this group every 4 weeks.
What is GREEN or BM?
ORF
What is Oral Reading Fluency?
This component of literacy is the ultimate goal of reading.
What is comprehension?
This is the Purche goal for DIBELS Completion Rate.
What is 100%?