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IDEL® On-site Professional Development


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Jump start IDEL implementation in your school or district with official IDEL Training from DMG. If you already use IDEL, increase the fidelity and utility of IDEL with advanced mentoring training.

IDEL Workshops offered by DMG

  • IDEL entrenamiento esencial

    The esencial training focuses on the administration and scoring of all IDEL measures. The esencial workshop also:

    • Teaches the conceptual foundations and research behind IDEL
    • Gives assessors detailed directions and practice in the administration and scoring of all IDEL measures
    • Provides schools with directions and resources for implementing IDEL
    • Discusses utilizing IDEL in conjunction with DIBELS in a bilingual or transitional module of literacy education
    • Can be offered entirely in Spanish, or in English with Spanish examples and practice

  • Entrenamiento para consultores de IDEL

    The advanced IDEL workshop is in English and provides IDEL administrators, trainers and leaders with:

    • Advanced implementation models
    • Instructions and tips for training IDEL assessors
    • In-depth data interpretation training and practice
    • Information on utilizing IDEL within a school-wide Response to Intervention/Outcomes-Driven model

How do I get started?

Contact DMG Professional Development Support Staff
Phone: 541-431-6931
Email: info@dibels.org
Fax: 866-211-1450

Director of IDEL Research/Lead IDEL Professional Development Trainer

Doris Baker

Doris Luft Baker, Ph.D.

Born in Brazil, raised in Colombia and Mexico and educated in Spanish, Portuguese, German and English, Dr. Baker has been a lifelong advocate for bilingual education. She is the co-author of IDEL. She received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and continued her studies with a master's degree in Latin American Studies from San Diego State University. In 2007 she completed her doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Oregon where her research interests focused on ways to help young second language learners success in their literacy education. While earning her Ph.D., Dr. Baker served as the Project Coordinator of the study responsible for investigating the reliability and validity of IDEL. She has worked extensively with the Bilingual English Learners department of Oregon Reading First and has presented on IDEL and bilingual literacy education at conferences in both the United States and Latin America.

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