Print-and-go practice probes for every DIBELS 8 subtest, kindergarten through 8th grade — letter naming, phonemic segmentation, nonsense words, word reading, oral reading fluency passages, and Maze. Same format as the real benchmark. Answer keys included. Official UofO goals printed on every sheet.
Each dot is a subtest your grade actually takes. Click any dot to jump straight to those practice packs.
| Grade | LNF Letter Naming | PSF Phonemic Seg. | NWF Nonsense Words | WRF Word Reading | ORF Oral Reading | Maze Comprehension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | — |
| Grade 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Grade 2 | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Grade 3 | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Grades 4–8 | — | — | — | — | ● | ● |
Subtest-by-grade coverage follows the published University of Oregon DIBELS 8 administration plan.
Every sample uses the exact same layout, timing, and scoring as the full packs. Download, print, and see how your students respond.
What it measures: how many printed letters a student can name in one minute. The very first DIBELS 8 measure most kindergarteners meet — and the one where an unfamiliar layout costs the most points.
30 one-minute letter-naming probes covering all three benchmark windows, with the official UofO goal printed on every sheet.
30 letter-naming probes at 1st-grade benchmark expectations — ideal for fall of Grade 1 and for K students who need a stretch.
Both grade packs together — 60 probes spanning every LNF window K through Grade 1. The simplest way to cover your whole early-literacy caseload.
What it measures: how many individual sounds a student can pull out of spoken words in one minute ("cat" → /k/ /a/ /t/). It's fully oral — which is why our packs ship with recorded audio, so you hear exactly how each probe should be administered.
30 phonemic-segmentation probes with audio for every word list — no guessing how to deliver an oral subtest correctly.
30 probes at Grade 1 difficulty with full audio support — perfect for BOY review and intervention groups still building phonemic awareness.
All 60 PSF probes with audio across both grades — one purchase for the whole phonemic-awareness span of DIBELS 8.
What it measures: decoding, isolated from memorization — students read made-up words like vop and lat, scored on Correct Letter Sounds (CLS) and Words Recoded Correctly (WRC). The subtest teachers ask about most, because students who've never seen nonsense words freeze on the format.
30 one-minute nonsense-word probes built from the same VC/CVC universe as the benchmark, with CLS + WRC answer keys.
30 probes at Grade 1 difficulty — the year NWF matters most, when recoding whole words starts driving the score.
30 probes with progressively heavier rare-letter pairings to match Grade 2 benchmark expectations.
30 probes at the top of the NWF range — for Grade 3 benchmarks and upper-grade intervention groups rebuilding decoding.
All 120 probes across every grade and window where DIBELS 8 administers NWF. One purchase, the complete nonsense-word span.
What it measures: how many real words a student can read in one minute — decodables and high-frequency words mixed, built to the DIBELS 8 WRF construction rules and strictly grade-leveled (kindergarten lists stay kindergarten-appropriate).
22 word-reading probes covering all three K windows, including the intentionally gentle beginning-of-year list.
24 probes blending decodable patterns with grade-level high-frequency words — the mix the real subtest draws from.
30 probes at Grade 2 difficulty — multisyllabic patterns start appearing, just like on the benchmark.
30 probes at the top of the WRF range — the last year the subtest is administered, when rate expectations are highest.
All four grade packs — every WRF probe from kindergarten BOY through Grade 3 EOY in one purchase. Built for reading specialists who serve multiple grades.
What it measures: connected-text reading — words correct per minute (WCPM) and accuracy on grade-level passages. Our packs ship original passages in graduated difficulty with marked teacher scoring copies, plus Maze probes from Grade 2 up. Also the heart of our middle-school reading intervention line for Grades 6–8.
9 original passages across BOY, MOY, and EOY — gentle, decodable-leaning text for brand-new passage readers.
9 passages plus 9 Maze probes — Grade 2 is the first year Maze is administered, and this pack covers both subtests.
9 passages + 9 Maze probes for the first big state-testing year — fluency and silent comprehension in one pack.
9 passages + 9 Maze probes with longer, content-rich text matching upper-elementary benchmark demands.
9 passages + 9 Maze probes — keeps fluency practice going in the year it usually disappears from the schedule.
9 passages + 9 Maze probes built for middle-school reading intervention — RTI/MTSS, resource rooms, and striving readers.
9 passages + 9 Maze probes with age-respecting topics — fluency practice that doesn't feel babyish to a 12-year-old.
9 passages + 9 Maze probes at the top of the DIBELS 8 range — the last benchmark year, fully covered.
27 passages and 18 Maze probes covering every elementary ORF window — the natural companion to the K–3 fluency packs.
72 original passages + 63 Maze probes spanning every grade and benchmark window where ORF is administered. Built for interventionists who serve the whole building.
What it measures: comprehension while reading silently — every few words, students pick the one word (of three) that fits the sentence. Most students who score low on Maze aren't poor comprehenders; they've just never seen the format. 30 probes per grade fixes that, with the official adjusted-score formula on every answer key.
30 Maze probes (10 per window) for the first year Maze appears — make the strange format feel routine before it ever counts.
30 probes at Grade 3 difficulty — comprehension practice that doubles as test-format rehearsal for the state-testing year.
30 probes with longer passages and subtler distractors, matched to upper-elementary benchmark demands.
30 probes for the elementary capstone year — silent-reading stamina plus comprehension under a timer.
30 probes with middle-school-appropriate topics — comprehension intervention material that respects the reader's age.
30 probes at Grade 7 difficulty — steady, repeatable comprehension practice for RTI/MTSS blocks.
30 probes at the top of the Maze range — the final benchmark year, covered through EOY.
90 Maze probes across Grades 6–8 — reading-comprehension practice that fits your screener, built for middle-school RTI/MTSS and resource rooms.
All 210 Maze probes across all seven grades — the complete silent-comprehension library for reading specialists and MTSS teams.
Teach one grade? Skip the subtest-by-subtest decision. Each grade bundle collects every DIBELS 8 measure your grade actually takes, across all three benchmark windows.
LNF + NWF + PSF (with audio) + WRF — every kindergarten subtest, BOY through EOY, in one purchase.
The biggest testing year in early literacy: LNF + NWF + PSF (with audio) + WRF + ORF, every window covered.
NWF + WRF + ORF passages + Maze — including the first-ever Maze window at Grade 2 BOY.
NWF + WRF + ORF passages + Maze for the state-testing year — fluency and comprehension practice in one purchase.
Probes measure; routines build. These seasonal packs are projectable 5-minute daily warm-ups that grow the same foundational skills each benchmark window leans on — with two differentiated levels (Level A for K, Level B for Grade 1) and parent-friendly home pages. The Grades 2–3 line is a daily fluency routine for passage readers.
Start day one with a calm reading routine — letter naming, sound play, blending, and early decoding. Level A is fully oral through Week 6.
Mid-year warm-ups that ramp with your readers — heavier decoding and word reading as the MOY window approaches.
End-of-year review that keeps skills sharp through the final benchmark window — same five-step rhythm students already know.
Fight the summer slide with a parent-runnable version of the same routine — short, friendly, finishable at home.
Back-to-School + Winter + Spring + Summer in one purchase. One routine, all year, skills ramping season to season.
A daily fluency warm-up routine for passage readers — rebuild rate and accuracy in the first weeks of 2nd and 3rd grade.
Mid-year fluency warm-ups for Grades 2–3 — steady reps heading into the MOY benchmark window.
Finish the year strong — daily fluency reps through the EOY window and beyond.
All three seasonal fluency packs — one warm-up routine from the first day of school to the last.
Paste your mCLASS / DIBELS 8 scores once — get instant small groups, next instructional moves, and ready-to-send parent letters. HTML + Google Sheets, no login, no upload.
If you're a reading specialist, interventionist, or coach who serves more than one classroom, the math favors the bundle every time.
LNF + NWF + PSF (with audio) + WRF + ORF — 340 probes covering every elementary subtest and benchmark window. The early-literacy workhorse.
Every subtest, every grade: LNF, NWF, PSF (with audio), WRF, ORF, and Maze from kindergarten through Grade 8 — plus the Data Meeting Dashboard. The complete DIBELS 8 practice library.
Every printed goal is the University of Oregon DIBELS 8 Green "Core Support" minimum for that exact grade and window — no invented numbers, no vague targets.
Layout, timing, and scoring rules align with DIBELS 8 administration — CLS and WRC for NWF, WCPM and accuracy for ORF, the adjusted-score formula for Maze. Benchmark day feels familiar, not foreign.
Every probe ships with a scoring key or marked teacher copy, plus teacher directions — hand a probe to a para or tutor and the session runs itself.
Independently authored probes and passages — not recycled official forms your students will see again on test day, and not random worksheets dressed up as DIBELS.