How do students make sense of the texts they encounter in and outside of school? (soe.umich.edu)
Many of them had never learned what readers do to make sense of text because they did not have support at home to reinforce their school learning. (ascd.org)
It involves making sense of the text, knowing the meaning of words and how they fit together in a sentence, remembering the sequence of events and main ideas, knowing about typical characters and their traits. (qaeducation.co.uk)