Ko te matū o tētahi kōrero, ko tā te kaikōrero, ko tā te kaituhi e hiahia ana kia kapoa e te kaiwhakarongo, e te kaipānui. Ka whakamahia e te kaiwhakarongo, e te kaipānui rānei ōna pūkenga reo ki te hanga māramatanga ki te ariā matua o te kōrero, arā, ko tōna mātau o mua ki te kaupapa, ko te matapae, ko te hīkaro, ko te kōtuitui.
The gist of a text that a speaker or writer wishes the listener or reader to grasp or understand. The listener or reader uses their language skills to build understanding of the main idea of the text, namely their prior knowledge of the topic, predicting, inferring and synthesising.
He aha te ariā matua o roto i tana kōrero?
Me pēhea e aro nui ai te hunga tamariki ki te ariā matua o te whakaari?
Kia mārama tō whakatakoto i te ariā matua i te tuatahi, kātahi ko ngā taipitopito hei hāpai i tērā.