Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Transitional kindergarten student Melina Rodriguez, right, is ready as her friend Mia Portillo is comforted by her mother Daisy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maria Arriaga, 4, whispers to her mom, Lourdes Rojas, at Regional Park. Parents and teachers are upset about LAUSD's plan to ...

Literacy levels have gone up across the board for kindergarteners, first- and second-graders in the Montgomery County Public Schools system, according to the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy ...

In Montgomery County public schools, the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills test, or DIBELS, is used as a screening tool for kindergarten through second grade students, said Ann Bedford ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is trying to increase scores on the DIBELS exam, a standardized test that measures early literacy skills for students in kindergarten through third grade. One school is ...

A variety of assessments are used in the Portage Township School System in order to help students meet their educational goals. In the earliest grades, one of the tools used is referred to as "DIBELS.

Following a public outcry from parents and teachers, the Los Angeles Unified School District has decided to make timed reading tests optional for most transitional kindergarten students. School ...