Announcing End of Support for customers using GRADE 1.0- 2.2 and GMADE 1.0

Effective June 30, 2008, GRADE 1.0 through 2.2 and GMADE 1.0 will no longer be supported. While you may continue to use older versions of the software, no further fixes and enhancement will be done and our Software Technical Support will no longer offer support in resolving issues. In addition, as of December 31, 2008 we will no longer be offering assistance with database conversion from old versions of the software to the new versions. We recommend that over the next four months your program considers purchasing the newest version of GRADE or GMADE to take advantage of the many improvements to the software and to continue to receive the ongoing support for your implementation. To learn more about upgrading please contact your local sales rep.

Tech Support

If GRADE customers needs assistance or have a question about GRADE please contact us at 1-800-321-3106.

Pearson offers several tech support options to assist you with your GRADE and GMADE software including free bi-weekly software trainings, toll free tech support phone line, free remote client server installations, and online chat. Please visit our support website for more information.

Features for GRADE/GMADE Version 3.4

There are several new features and enhancements in this release of GRADE/GMADE. Some noteworthy ones are listed below.

Individual and Group Progress reports at the P and K level- new graphs that indicate GSV scores at the Preschool and Kindergarten level
District and School-wide Score Summary Reports: now see all students /teachers from one school or district in one consolidated report
New Reporting Options
- Create Score Summary Reports that can list data by student alphabetically or by a particular score in either ascending or descending format
- Create reports by various student demographics, example: run reports on all White students who are in Title I and receive free/ reduced lunch
New Class Progress Report - charts every student's GSV in a particular class in one report
Parent Report now shows a child's GSV score history
Report screen has been re-designed to accommodate new reporting features. Please refer to the updated User's Manual for information on navigation through the reporting screen.
Ability to choose which derived scores will be presented in the Group Score Summary Report
All Diagnostic report data is now able to be exported into a .csv file. Please see the updated User's Manual for further instructions.

*Available September 2008 GRADE/GMADE Scoring and Reporting Software with Barcoding and Pre-printing Capacity- Tired of bubbling in student information on all those answer sheets? GRADE/GMADE software now has the capacity to produce barcodes for Levels 1-A and pre-print answer sheets for Levels 4-A. This update must be purchased in order for you to receive access. Please contact your sales rep for more information or dial customer service at 1-800-321-3106.

GRADE (Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation) is an in-depth and easy-to-use reading test based on NTCM standards. This accurate group test helps you confidently assess core reading skills, plan focused instruction, and document students' progress. It provides detailed diagnostic information about individual skill levels and the same test can be used to identify students who may need further testing and intervention.