Readiness has to do with the student's current preparedness for a specific topic. It includes their knowledge, understanding, and skill. The work cannot be too easy or too hard. If the work is too easy, the students may get a good grade, but they will not be learning. If the work is too hard, they will get frustrated and not try. The students need to be stretched, but not frustrated. Differentiating for Readiness also offers support.
Ways to differentiate for readiness:
- Use various books on the same topic
- Giving the option for an extension activity
- Giving leveled homework assignments
- Helping students go from:
- dependent to independent
- slow moving to fast
- structured to unstructured
- simple to complex
- concrete to abstract
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