Surface reader

A Surface reader shows basic understanding of the content of the story and quite enjoys reading them. This type of reader is less likely to enjoy the questions and may answer quickly without reflecting on the text.

Next steps: continue to read and enjoy stories, but look more closely for detail and evidence when answering questions.

Thorough reader

A Thorough reader takes time to read carefully and has a good understanding of what they have read. They are likely to pay attention to detail and can make simple inferences and deductions.

Next steps: continue to read a wide range of stories focussing on selected characters. Discuss the reasons for the things they do and say.

Reasoning reader

A Reasoning reader has a good understanding of what they have read in the story. This type of reader is interested in the story and is largely able to use inference and deduction to make sense of the text.

Next steps: when reading stories, think carefully about the different characters, what they might feel and why. Notice the ways in which authors develop character.