Grouping Students

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Grouping Students
Using DIBELS Data to Divide a Classroom into
Intervention Groups
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Grouping Students
Step 1 Identify Benchmark Students Set Aside
for Later Grouping
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Grouping Students
Step 2 List the Intervention Student in Rank
Order by the Indicator Determined Most Important
The most important indicator will vary by
grade level and time of year
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Grouping Students
Step 3 Form a Group among the Lowest Students
Be sure to note instructional focus when
forming groups.
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Grouping Students
Step 4 Form a Group among the Highest
Intervention Students
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Grouping Students
Step 5 Place all Remaining Intervention
Students in a Group
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Grouping Students
Step 6 Revisit Benchmark Students
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Grouping Students
Lets Practice Grouping a Real Classroom!
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 1 Find the Benchmark Students
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 1 Find the Benchmark Students
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 1 Find the Benchmark Students Benchmark
Students Brenden, Daysia, Cora,
Shaneaha Christian, Carlos, Luis, Angel
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 2 Determine Most Important Indicator
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 2 Determine Most Important Indicator Is
it Is it LNF, PSF, or NWF?
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 2 Determine Most Important Indicator Is
it Is it LNF, PSF, or NWF? Note DIBELS reports
will be sorted by the indicator the creators
deemed most important at the time, but other
indicators may also be used for grouping
purposes.
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 1 Find the Benchmark Students
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 2 continued Rank Intervention Students by
Chosen Indicator
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 2 continued Rank Intervention Students by
Chosen Indicator Who is the lowest intervention
student based on NWF?
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 2 continued Rank Intervention Students by
Chosen Indicator Who is the lowest intervention
student based on NWF?
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 2 continued Rank Intervention Students by
Chosen Indicator Who is the lowest intervention
student based on NWF? (Khaire and Alanna)
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 2 continued Rank Intervention Students by
Chosen Indicator Who is the lowest intervention
student based on NWF? (Khaire and Alanna) Who is
the highest intervention student based on NWF?

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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 2 continued Rank Intervention Students by
Chosen Indicator Who is the lowest intervention
student based on NWF? (Khaire and Alanna) Who is
the highest intervention student based on NWF?
(Emahni)
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Mr. Kellys Class
Intervention Students Ranked from Lowest to
Highest on NWF
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 3 Form a Group among Lowest Students
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 3 Form a Group among Lowest Students NWF
is not the only indicator so utilize the other
sub-tests as well in your grouping.
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 3 Form a Group among Lowest Students NWF
is not the only indicator so utilize the other
sub-tests as well in your grouping. Be sure to
note instructional focus when forming groups.
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 3 Form a Group among Lowest Students
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 3 Form a Group among the Highest
Intervention Students
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 5 Place Remaining Intervention Students
in a Group
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Mr. Kellys Class
Step 6 Revisit Benchmark Students
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Mr. Kellys Class

• Step 6
• Revisit Benchmark Students
• Examine the Benchmark group for students whose
  scores are very high or low?
• Group them?
• Offer enrichment?

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DIBELS Booklets
Analyzing a Students DIBELS Booklet Use
Questions for analyzing student errors
handout. Use Miscue Analysis and Observation
Checklists located on student booklets.
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Ideas for Instruction