Benefits

GRADE recognizes that learning to read is not a singular, one-dimensional process. As students learn to read, they progress through a series of benchmarks, each representing different kinds of learning tasks. Each GRADE subtest allows educators to assess student progress in achieving these benchmarks and to develop more effective instruction. And using the GRADE assessment to guide instruction will ensure student success while helping deliver Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) gains.

• Assesses early reading skills in phonological awareness and phonics as required by federal and state programs like Reading First and Early Reading First.
• Allows teachers to measure and track student progress across grade and level.
• Helps structure classroom exercises with correlated, reproducible intervention materials.