Fact · Typing and writing speed
DIBELS 8 defines the blue benchmark goal as core support with negligible risk, where nearly all students in that range score at or above the 40th percentile on the criterion measure.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“nearly all students in this range score at or above the 40th percentile rank on criterion measure”
DIBELS 8th Edition Benchmark Goals, All Grades, University of Oregon, University of Oregon, DIBELS, 2026, Legend, Blue goal (Core Support, Negligible Risk).
Open the original- What it measures
- The legend also defines Green (minimal risk), Yellow (strategic support, some risk) and Red (intensive support, at risk).
- What it does not show
- The 40th percentile refers to the test's own criterion measure, not to a national reading survey.