The pilot study took place during the 2023–2024 school year across two dual language elementary schools in the district. These schools implement a 50-50 model, with instruction equally divided between English and Spanish.

Traditional monolingual assessments often fail to capture the full potential of bi/multilingual learners, placing dual language programs at risk. Here we present findings from a district-wide implementation of the BLAST Bilingual Assessment Platform, which provided data-driven insights into...

Growing numbers of children in the U.S. communicate in a language other than English at home. Yet, schools are underprepared to accurately assess students' language and literacy skills in English and other languages. Looking at the issue from a translanguaging perspective...