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Equity in Literacy Assessments for Latinx Bilinguals

Meet Vincent, a character in the BLAST App
Meet Chloe, a character in the BLAST App

This project is financed by:

The BLAST bilingual platform addresses the need for equitable assessment and literacy development materials for the growing population of young Latinx bilingual and multilingual learners in U.S. schools.

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Download the BLAST App on the App Store
Download the BLAST App on Google Play

What is BLAST?

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Bilingual children take the BLAST app on their own in one sitting

BLAST is a bilingual assessment platform that helps educators make informed placement decisions, monitor student progress, and create personalized instruction.

Why Do Schools Need a New Solution?

Vincent is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish

25% of school-age children in the U.S. speak Spanish at home.

View student insights on the app dashboard

Lack of detailed individualized bilingual data causes educational inequity for Latinx bilingual and multilingual learners.

Chloe and her teacher talk about her assessment results

Schools lack bilingual tools: monolingual assessments are used with bilingual and multilingual children.

How It Works

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Teachers access their account and class roster on the BLAST App and WebApp.

Watch Our BLAST Demo

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