2. Amplify: Dibels 8
• NC Statewide Formative Diagnostic Reading
Screener administered to all eligible NC K-3
students
• Subcomponents aligned to SoR (short, timed measures)
• Face to Face administration
• Three benchmarks
• Data Analysis:
• Adjust and differentiate instructional support
• Enhance learning or support gaps (potential risks)
• Progress monitor and adjust in real time
3. Implementation Highlights
• Continued commitment to
assessment fidelity
• 97% completion
• Increased use of Lectura
statewide
• Schools making connections
among EPSA initiatives
• ELS driving implementation
• Early literacy assessment +
SoR based instruction
• Overall increases in students at
and above benchmark and
decreases in students well below
benchmark
4. The reach of NCDPI and Amplify’s
partnership…
438,949
students assessed
13,905
assessed in Spanish