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Reading for Meaning
METAUnderstand 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 [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?”
Prerequisites1
- Feeling of not understandingsoftAges 6—7
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- Feeling of not understanding soft
Understanding that reading means making meaning is the English-domain grounding of the universal habit of noticing when you don't understand
- Asking for Help hard
Noticing confusion and acting on it requires already knowing that asking for help is a valid response to being stuck
Unlocks2
- Connecting reading to experiencesoftAges 5—7
- Monitoring ComprehensionhardAges 6—8