Predictions

To predict means:

• To say for sure what will happen next

• To state what might happen next

• To give an idea about what might happen next

When you predict you can look for:

• Clues in the story

• Parts in the story

• Nouns in the story

When you make predictions you are required to:

• Make content

• Make questions

• Make inferences

We have these 3 moments in predictions:

• First, second and then in reading

• Before, during and after reading

• One, two, and three in reading

One of the next statements is a prediction:

• I will buy a car

• I think tomorrow I´m going to my grandma´s house

• I will leave the town in 2 hours

Before we read we:

• Look at the final page

• Look at the tittle and illustrations

• Look at the index

During we read we:

• Go to the last page

• Read until the end

• Stop and predict what will happen next

After we read we:

• Read again

• Confirm and adjust our prediction

• Read other book

Ronald was running around the classroom with his shoes untied. One of the nicer boys in the class, Ezekiel, said, “Ronald, your shoe is untied.” Ronald replied, “Don’t talk to me.” He did not like Ezekiel. Ronald then continued running and playing. As he was running around the bookshelf, he stepped on one of his shoelaces and…

• Ronald will reveal to the class that he has the ability to levitate.

• Ronald is probably going to trip over his shoelace and fall.

One of the next statements is not a prediction:

• I think my homework is correct

• I will work in my father´s restaurant on Monday

• I guess my best friend is leaving today afternoon