English English Thinking Meta 5–6 yrs

Reading for Meaning

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Description

Understand that reading is about making meaning, not just saying words correctly — a text that can be decoded but not understood has not been read

Mastery Evidence
  • Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer)
  • reading comprehension research on comprehension-decoding separation
Assessment Prompt

If your child reads something aloud correctly but then can't tell you what it was about, do they recognise that reading means understanding — not just saying the words?