mCLASS® with DIBELS® 8th Edition is Washington approved!
mCLASS DIBELS 8th Edition and mCLASS Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) helps teachers identify COVID-related learning loss and literacy needs firsthand through a quick five-minute assessment that can be done virtually or in person. What’s more, it helps teachers take immediate instructional action that’s right for each and every student.
Now that mCLASS has been approved by the Washington Department of Education and the Dyslexia Advisory Council, every district can confidently address student needs and meet the state’s dyslexia legislation.
What is mCLASS?
mCLASS® DIBELS® 8th Edition and mCLASS RAN is an integrated, gold standard literacy system for grades K–6.
The mCLASS comprehensive system includes efficient one-minute measures, a built-in Enhanced Early Learning Measures screener, teacher-led and student-driven instruction, intervention, and robust reports for teachers and administrators.
With mCLASS, you can say goodbye to cobbling together tools and second guessing the results of other screeners.
University of Oregon
Together with the University of Oregon (U of O), we have made the DIBELS® (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) assessment that you know and love more powerful and user-friendly than ever before.
As the only licensed provider of the digital DIBELS 8th Edition assessment, we make it faster and easier to understand where every student is in their early literacy journey. As an all-in-one universal and dyslexia screener, DIBELS 8th edition gives teachers actionable data with targeted instructional recommendations to ensure all students’ reading needs are met. To learn more about DIBELS 8th edition as a screener for reading difficulties, download the University of Oregon’s “Dyslexia Screening and DIBELS 8th Edition” whitepaper.
Why mCLASS?
It’s a single solution that meets all of the state’s requirements for Early Screening of Dyslexia.
- It’s a universal early literacy and dyslexia screener with Enhanced Early Learning Measures and a diagnostic tool in one.
- It allows for real-time assessment and instant scoring as well as offline assessment capabilities.
- It includes explicit literacy instruction and intervention strategies based on student performance.
- It’s flexible and can be implemented in a variety of scenarios, including in-person, remote, and hybrid learning environments.
- It includes a variety of parent notification resources and at-home reading strategies.
- It’s continually enhanced with new features and regular updates that are made available to our entire user community.
Instant data and action
Quick and actionable reports provide detailed insight into students’ reading development across foundational literacy skills for classroom teachers and literacy specialists, principals and district leaders, and parents and guardians at home.
What’s more, mCLASS® DIBELS® 8th Edition and mCLASS RAN gives you instant results and clear next instructional steps for each and every student.
Learn more about mCLASS reporting features
Enhanced Early Learning Measures
Early intervention is critical. That’s why we help you meet state dyslexia legislation with one single powerful tool—no additional assessment system required.
Our additional measures in vocabulary, spelling, and rapid automatic naming (RAN) address the full range of skills associated with dyslexia risk and help identify students at varying levels of risk for reading difficulties, including dyslexia.
Download our Dyslexia Toolkit
Assess anywhere
mCLASS has created a collection of resources to help you plan for a variety of assessment scenarios.
Whether your school is engaged in in-person, hybrid, or remote instruction, we know how important it is for teachers and administrators to have a full (and firsthand!) picture of every student’s literacy development.
Download our Remote and Hybrid Learning GuidePersonalized practice
Boost Reading (formerly Amplify Reading) is the practice and remediation companion to mCLASS. At its heart, there are three main areas that make Boost Reading a unique and essential supplemental learning program.
- The program meets all students where they are with powerful individualized instruction and practice.
- Age-appropriate narratives create a learning experience that leaps off the screen.
- Research shows Boost Reading improves student performance–particularly among English Learners–reducing the overall percentage of students at risk of reading difficulty.
Funding
Schools may utilize LAP Funds, Early Literacy Grants, or federal CARES Act funds to purchase assessments to meet Washington’s screening legislation.
Visit our CARES Act resource hub Download our CARES Act flyerResources
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Get in touch
Ready to discuss how mCLASS can support your specific needs? Please contact your Amplify Account Executive:
Alicia O’Neil
Senior Account Executive
(425) 890-6103
aoneil@amplify.com
Erin Elfving-Strayhan
Senior Account Executive
(971) 291-9854
estrayan@amplify.com
Kristen Rockstroh
Account Executive
(480) 639-8367
krockstroh@amplify.com