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This is a box divided evenly into quarters. There is an arrow on the right hand side, pointing from bottom to top, labelled ‘Reading for meaning’, and an arrow on the bottom, pointing leftwards, labelled ‘Word reading’.

The top left quarter is titled ‘A. Good word reading/good reading for meaning’. It then reads: ‘Use language experience method. Focus on interesting stories with more challenging text. Work on reading for meaning through speaking and listening skills. Provide opportunities to respond to reading through drama and questioning.’

The top right quarter is titled ‘B. Poor word reading/good reading for meaning’ It then reads: ‘Focus on reading for enjoyment and talking about stories. Provide opportunities to practise whole word reading. Needs help practising letter/sound correspondence and blending sounds together to build words.’

The bottom left quarter is titled ‘C. Good word reading/poor reading for meaning’. It then reads: ‘Use language experience method. Needs support with reading for meaning. Encouraging the child to talk about the story will be helpful. Use open questions to predict what will happen in the story.’

The bottom riight quarter is titled ‘D. Poor word reading/poor reading for meaning’. It then reads: ‘Use look and say method. Needs to develop listening comprehension by hearing stories read aloud and answering questions. Use stories with familiar patterns and repetition. Needs individual help to recognise simple words in books that match to pictures.’