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Catching Up with DIBELS Next
November 01, 2023

Catching Up with DIBELS Next

Julie Birdsong | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with DIBELS Next

We utilize DIBELS Next with our Reading Sufficiency Plans. Three times per year, we conduct a major assessment to see where a student ranks. Monthly, we perform Progress Monitoring for those students who were deemed “at risk” per the first DIBELS Next assessment. Through progress monitoring, we hope to see overall gains with the student portion of the product.
  • On-going Reading/Phonics/Dyslexia Screening
  • Monthly Progress Monitoring
  • Easy for the students to use on their end
  • Presentation of the “how to”- I miss the older days of meeting for a week and learning the product inside & out.
  • More user-friendly format for those giving assessments-difficult to use the home page & areas within.
  • Parents/guardians have a difficult time with some of the written items, their lack of understanding.
  • Assessing at the BOY, MOY, and EOY
  • Added dyslexic screening, but could be more in depth
  • Progress monitoring to better improve overall scores
  • I’m not with the monetary element, but I would think our school has benefitted from this investment.
Both provide BOY, MOY, & EOY Assessments. We Progress Monitor with both, but Renaissance is much easier for the students to use themselves. My students never complain about DIBELS Next testing (they like to see if they “move up.”) However, Renaissance is a product I have used successfully for many more years, and the ease of use is ideal when in a busy classroom.

Do you think DIBELS Next delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with DIBELS Next's feature set?

Yes

Did DIBELS Next live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of DIBELS Next go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy DIBELS Next again?

Yes

More intense face-to-face training would be beneficial.
The students can utilize their accounts easily.
I like the assessment three times per year & my access to see if a student has gained, and if not, then reasoning is given.
Some of the reports are hard for families to follow and understand.
Honestly, I preferred the computer interface from the past years as opposed to the current system.