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  2. DIBELS - Wikipedia

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    DIBELS ( Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) is a series of short tests designed to evaluate key literacy skills among students in kindergarten through 8th grade, such as phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. The theory behind DIBELS is that giving students a number of quick tests, will ...

  3. Lexile - Wikipedia

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    The Lexile Framework for Reading is an educational tool that uses a measure called a Lexile to match readers with books, articles and other leveled reading resources. . Readers and books are assigned a score on the Lexile scale, in which lower scores reflect easier readability for books and lower reading ability for r

  4. Pseudoword - Wikipedia

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    A standardized test for beginning readers, Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS), shows high scores in pseudoword pronunciation being correlated with high scores in the reading of authentic words. Due to these findings, often pseudowords are used to train early readers to strengthen their morphological knowledge.

  5. Flesch–Kincaid readability tests - Wikipedia

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    History "The Flesch–Kincaid" (F–K) reading grade level was developed under contract to the U.S. Navy in 1975 by J. Peter Kincaid and his team. Related U.S. Navy research directed by Kincaid delved into high-tech education (for example, the electronic authoring and delivery of technical information), usefulness of the Flesch–Kincaid readability formula, computer aids for editing tests ...

  6. Depression Screening: 6 Commonly Used Depression Assessments

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    The HRSD scores 17 items on a 5- or 7-point scale, with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms. It’s commonly used in clinical settings to diagnose depression and to keep track of symptom ...

  7. Column: How Mississippi gamed its national reading test ...

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    The reference is to that benighted state's surprising success in improving reading scores for its fourth-graders through a focused program of literacy instruction for teachers and pupils alike. It ...

  8. Blood Sugar Level Charts for Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2

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    Time. Recommended blood sugar range. Fasting (before eating) 80–130 mg/dL. 1–2 hours after a meal. Lower than 180 mg/dL. Ranges are adjusted for children under 18 years with type 1 diabetes ...

  9. Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show

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    Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study — offering an early glimpse of the sheer ...