Reads with increasing fluency and accuracy and uses a range of strategies to construct meaning.
These readers are beginning to master the basic techniques of reading and, as a result, are developing greater fluency and accuracy. Their reading experience has provided them with a range of strategies; for example, they may use morphology, syntax or contextual cues to establish the meaning of an unfamiliar word; they have an increasing range of words that they recognise on sight and they are developing the capacity to hear their errors and self-correct.
As a result of this, pupils at this stage are moving beyond decoding and are beginning to read more purposefully for meaning. They are able to engage with the literal meaning of straightforward texts, identify obvious points and make straightforward comments based on a single point of reference. They can sometimes refer to parts of a text when answering a question.