Teaneck Public Schools utilizes
Acadience Reading (DIBELS 8) as the district’s universal literacy screener to support the early identification of students’ strengths and areas of need in foundational reading skills.
Administered to students in Grades K–4 at designated benchmark periods throughout the school year, Acadience provides educators with timely, actionable data about the development of essential early literacy skills. The assessment helps answer an important instructional question: What does each student need next to become a stronger reader?
Acadience data is used to:
Identify students who may benefit from additional instructional support or intervention;
Monitor the development of foundational literacy skills;
Inform differentiated, small-group, and targeted instruction;
Support data-informed conversations within PLC+ teams;
Monitor student progress and response to instruction and intervention; and
Help educators make timely instructional adjustments based on student needs.
Universal screening is not intended to diagnose a disability or serve as a standalone measure of student achievement. Rather, Acadience provides one important source of evidence that, when considered alongside classroom performance, teacher observations, curriculum-based assessments, and other student data, helps educators develop a more complete picture of each learner.
Through consistent screening, analysis, and instructional response, Teaneck Public Schools is committed to using Acadience data to strengthen evidence-based literacy instruction and ensure that students receive the support they need to grow as confident, capable readers.