This work aims to reflect on the teaching and learning requirements of reading materialized in the Essential Learning (EL) referring to 2st Year of the 1st Cycle of the Portuguese Teaching System. The EL are defined as a Common Curricular Denominator for all students in Portuguese territory and are in convergence with the Profile of the Students at Exit of Compulsory Schooling. It is assumed that reading is a complex activity that requires teaching of cognitive and discursive strategies that allow the reader’s dialogue with the author from a responsive positioning. It is also understood that teacher
