I used to do the DIBELS testing in my old county and it really is nothing...in Kindergarten the test literally takes a hand full of minutes - in first grade they ask the child to read a short story and then check their reading comprehension level. It is a standardized score and the teachers liked it if it was used correctly (done at the beginning of the year, middle and end) because it gave us all a really good picture of any reading issues right from the start so that we could focus on helping build up a child's reading skills. please feel free to email me if you want any more info :-) The kids don't write anything - the teacher asks the questions and the child answers :-)
