The Ready GEN program is a program that is designed to bring all children to a higher standard of learning.  Therefore it  has a high level of text complexity already built into the texts that the children read.  The questions that the children are asked to respond to include a variety of level types and are listed on the Depth of Knowledge scale of anywhere from a level 1 to a level 3 on a daily basis.  In addition the tasks the children are asked to complete are at a higher level.

 

So for all children the bar has been raised significantly.

 

Now to address your question regarding a child who may be above THAT bar.  Generally speaking using the formative assessments we find that children excel at some standards but need remediation for others.  If your child meets the standards on a given day and we find that through the daily assessment, there is an extension activity each day for him to complete in class.

 

Let me try to make this more clear.  We may  work on a skill, compare and contrast for example.  If we assess that skill and find that on Monday 5 kids don't do well on it and 20 do well.  That same day, 5 kids will receive remediation for compare and contrast.  The other 20 will receive an extension activity regarding comparing and contrasting.  It might be to compare and contrast 3 characters rather than 2.  It might be to elaborate as to why they are the same or different.  Either way, extension activities are built into the program daily for students who have mastered the skill or strategy assessed that day.