Understand what they read, in books they can read independently, by:
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Checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining the meaning of words in context
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Drawing inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
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Predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
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Identifying main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarising these
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Identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning
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