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Amplify DIBELS® 8th Edition and mCLASS Lectura Resources
2024-2025 ELAT Benchmark Windows
When submitting your benchmark windows to Amplify, please ensure that the benchmark window dates comply with the following guidelines:
- Beginning of Year (BOY) Benchmark:
- Select a two-week window within the first 30 calendar days of your school year. Kindergarten consideration: HB15-1323 provides flexibility in the BOY benchmark window for kindergarten. The interim READ assessment (mCLASS D8 and/or mCLASS Lectura) may be administered within the first 60 calendar days to inform or replace the literacy component of the kindergarten school readiness assessment requirements (§22-7-1014 2(a))
- Middle of Year (MOY) Benchmark:
- Select a two-week window between December 2nd – December 20th OR January 6th – January 31st. (dates need to be before winter break OR after winter break.)
- End of Year (EOY) Benchmark:
- Select a two-week window between April 21st – May 16th.
Support for ELAT Benchmark Windows:
- Select your benchmarks using the benchmark window guidelines on this webpage and submit them to Amplify.
- To make changes or update your benchmark dates please email help@amplify.com.
- If you have additional questions regarding benchmark windows, please contact Carolyn Mulloy.
Materials and Assessment Kits
Each LEA participating will receive DIBELS® 8th Edition and mCLASS Lectura Assessment kits. One kit, per grade, K-3 will be shipped to new ELAT participants. Materials can also be downloaded for free from the DIBELS website.
Technical Onboarding
ELAT Data and Enrollment Contacts, please register for an Enrollment Onboarding webinar. Visit Amplify's Technical Onboarding Site to find information and resources to help guide you through setting up digital access to your Amplify products.
Professional Development
Visit Amplify's ELAT Professional Development webpage to register for required assessment training. For more information on optional strengthening or advanced training and coaching, please visit Amplify's webpage. Log into your account to review professional development videos and resources on the mCLASS platform.
Amplify Resources
mCLASS DIBELS® 8th Edition Resources
- DIBELS® 8th Edition and mCLASS Lectura Program Guide
- DIBELS® 8th Edition and mCLASS Lectura Reporting Guide
- mCLASS DIBELS 8 Benchmark Goals
- DIBELS 8 Administration and Scoring Guide
- Additional Early Literacy Measures
2024-2025 mCLASS DIBELS® 8th Edition Progress Planning Growth Tools
- mCLASS DIBELS® 8th Edition Progress Planning Tool - Reaching Benchmark
- mCLASS DIBELS® 8th Edition Progress Planning Tool - Well Below Benchmark
mCLASS Instructional Leader Resources
Amplify ELAT Newsletters
November 2024 Newsletter: Preparing for middle-of-year assessment
Back-to-School Newsletter - September 2024
2020-2021 archived newsletters
2019-2020 archived newsletters
2018-2019 archived newsletters
Support Resources
Visit Amplify's website to contact their support teams.
Amplify Support Staff
Carolyn Mulloy
Associate Director, Customer Success
cmulloy@amplify.com
Kim Ballantyne
PD Partnerships and Design
kballantyne@amplify.com
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