Look at this example from 2023.
Use it as a guide and practice.
a processing system to decode and comprehend text. Readers develop expertise in using sources of information and comprehension strategies to make sense of text.
knowledge of text structures and features. Readers develop their knowledge of text features and use this to navigate and understand texts.
vocabulary knowledge. Successful comprehension depends on understanding most of the meanings of the words in the text.
use both skills (automatic processes) and strategies (deliberately selected processes) to understand text.
decode the words in the texts they read and understand their meaning.
use a range of strategies to work out the meaning of the texts they read.
draw on their knowledge of how texts are structured to help them make meaning (for example, they scan through headings in a report to find the section that is of most interest to them).
understand that different texts have different structures, and that these impact on the way a reader engages with a text.
use their knowledge of sentence structures, and of the way ideas are linked in texts, to make sense of the overall text.
use strategies to work out the meanings of unfamiliar words.
‘Making meaning’ refers to understanding the content and ideas of a written text. This includes illustration or other visual elements that may be included in a written text.
‘Texts’ include continuous and non-continuous texts in digital and print forms.
are clear about their purpose for reading and have appropriate strategies to meet that purpose.
understand and use ideas in texts.
locate and evaluate the ideas and information within and across a range of print and digital texts to meet their purpose.
select texts that meet their purpose for reading.
identify main ideas and information relevant to their purpose for reading, both within and across texts.
know that their purpose for reading, and their background knowledge and prior experiences, will impact on the strategies they use for reading (which may include skimming, in-depth reading, and re-reading).
choose appropriate strategies for reading depending on their purpose for reading.
choose appropriate strategies for reading depending on their background knowledge/prior experiences