I am confused about the read write ink levels. My son (year 1) is currently a stage 8 reader(purple) and he is in an orange read write ink group. When asked, he says he finds the read write ink too easy but there seems to be no yellow group for him to move up to (a partner is required in this work and there is no-one ready to move). When I spoke to the teacher about this she said not to worry as the orange group would all be on yellow before the end of the year. There is a blue group in the class but she thought this may be too difficult . My concern is that he is actually ready to move on ,but as there no one to partner him in yellow, it is an easier and more straightforward option to keep him where he is whether he has surpassed the level or not.He happens to be in a very bright year and there are currently 5 Year 1's in the blue read write ink group (which is mixed in with higher years ,as is his orange group).Some of the Year 1's have a reading age of 10 and beyond ,but not all.They are all in the blue read write ink group. When I look at any levels chart ,a stage 8 reader actually links up with the blue level on read write ink (though I am aware that children can be on different levels in many instances).I do not want my child to do one hour a day of rwi which is not stretching him ,there seems to be no option to move to yellow so I am now wondering if blue could work for him. Is this a ludicrous idea and could he be missing out on vital repetition of certain sounds? My alternative seems to be to keep him somewhere that azt best does not stretch him in the least and at worst holds him back.I am confused about the read write ink levels. My son (year 1) is currently a stage 8 reader(purple) and he is in an orange read write ink group. When asked, he says he finds the read write ink too easy but there seems to be no yellow group for him to move up to (a partner is required in this work and there is no-one ready to move). When I spoke to the teacher about this she said not to worry as the orange group would all be on yellow before the end of the year. There is a blue group in the class but she thought this may be too difficult . My concern is that he is actually ready to move on ,but as there no one to partner him in yellow, it is an easier and more straightforward option to keep him where he is whether he has surpassed the level or not.He happens to be in a very bright year and there are currently 5 Year 1's in the blue read write ink group (which is mixed in with higher years ,as is his orange group).Some of the Year 1's have a reading age of 10 and beyond ,but not all.They are all in the blue read write ink group. When I look at any levels chart ,a stage 8 reader actually links up with the blue level on read write ink (though I am aware that children can be on different levels in many instances).I do not want my child to do one hour a day of rwi which is not stretching him ,there seems to be no option to move to yellow so I am now wondering if blue could work for him. Is this a ludicrous idea and could he be missing out on vital repetition of certain sounds? My alternative seems to be to keep him somewhere that azt best does not stretch him in the least and at worst holds him back.