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Benicia Unified adopts UCSF'backed Multitudes screener to identify early reading difficulties
Summary
The board approved Multitudes, a UCSF-developed reading-difficulty screener, to meet California's SB114 requirement. District staff said Multitudes is free to license, available in English and Spanish, and will be implemented with trained testers and intervention supports; families will be notified and can opt out under state law.
The Benicia Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to adopt Multitudes, a reading-difficulty screener developed and studied by the University of California San Francisco, to comply with California's statutory requirement (SB114) that local education agencies screen kindergarten through second-grade students for risk of reading difficulties.
Why the district chose Multitudes
Education Services recommended Multitudes after evaluating the state-approved options. Staff said Multitudes stood out for its deep UCSF research base, the availability of a Spanish-language assessment and its zero-dollar license cost. The district noted the screener is not a medical diagnosis; rather,…
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