Why Multitudes Matters
- Multitudes incorporates the latest neuroscience discoveries to expand our understanding of California students.
- We transform established measures to make sure our assessments work for all.
- Partner schools across California are collaborators in a continuous cycle of refinement and validation.
Importance Of Early Detection
Multitudes is committed to addressing the "dyslexia paradox." Although the optimal window for screening is between TK and 2nd grade, most learning differences aren't diagnosed until much later. Multitudes will help educators recognize learning differences, including dyslexia, as early as possible and help their students avoid years of unnecessary challenges and delay.
Multitudes Is Data-Driven
Multitudes will measure strengths, needs, and growth across major domains of literacy, and recommend resources and data-driven solutions for teachers, students, and families.
Multitudes is designed with Californians for Californians. Our longitudinal study, now in its third year, allows us to continually evaluate, evolve, and refine our process and platform as we learn more about students and their growth. Our aim is a more precise, efficient, and flexible tool that serves both mono and multilingual learners in varied educational settings.
Representing California
Multitudes' pilot program includes over 70 schools across California, chosen to reflect the rich cultural and linguistic variation of our state. This diverse representative sample allows us to adjust the sensitivity and specificity of our tools and to conduct bias analyses to ensure fairness and equity.
Timeline for Development and Implementation
