The CEFR Can Do statements for A2 Reading are:
OVERALL READING COMPREHENSION
Can understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language.
Can understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
READING CORRESPONDENCE
Can understand basic types of standard routine letters and faxes (enquiries, orders, letters of confirmation etc.) on familiar topics.
Can understand short simple personal letters.
READING FOR ORIENTATION
Can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus, reference lists and timetables.
Can locate specific information in lists and isolate the information required (e.g. use the "Yellow Pages" to find a service or tradesman).
Can understand everyday signs and notices: in public places, such as streets, restaurants, railway stations; in workplaces, such as directions, instructions, hazard warnings.
READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT
Can identify specific information in simpler written material he/she encounters such as letters, brochures and short newspaper articles describing events.
READING INSTRUCTIONS
Can understand regulations, for example safety, when expressed in simple language.
Can understand simple instructions on equipment encountered in everyday life - such as a public telephone.