Reading Strategy

What does it mean to predict?

• pull from my five senses to create a movie in my mind

• use the title, text, and illustrations to determine what I think will happen

• find ways to relate the text to myself, other texts, and the world around me

• put the pieces together to see them in a new way

Why are predictions important in the reading process?

• It gives us a reason to read.

• It tells us we understood what we just read.

• It helps us find the main idea.

What can we use to help make predictions?

• pictures, diagrams, or charts

• section headings, or bold/highlighted words

• The title, author, or summary

• all of the above

Which of the following is true of predictions?

• Predicting helps us think about the text, and that helps us remember what we read.

• The only predictions that help are the ones that end up coming true.

• Any kind of prediction is worth making, as long as you take a guess about the future.

How can we make quality, high-level predictions?

• use prior knowledge or evidence to support predictions

• skip ahead in the text to find out what happens first

• make short-term predictions to quickly determine if they come true

All of the following are true of predictions EXCEPT

• we should make predictions for both fiction and non-fiction texts.

• we should make predictions only when we think they will be right.

• we should make both short-term and long-term predictions.

• we should revisit predictions to see if they were correct.

When should we make predictions?

• If we already know a lot about a subject.

• Only before we start reading for the very first time.

• Every time we read, and before, during, and after our reading.

If you're reading out of a textbook for class and see that the next few pages include pictures of different maps, what might you make a prediction about?

• You might predict how the maps relate to the topic.

• You might predict who added the maps to the book.

• You might predict how the book will end.

If you're reading your independent reading book and a new character appears, what might you make a prediction about?

• You might predict whether the book will end sooner or later.

• You might predict what role the character will play in the story.

• You might predict how the book will end.

What are the names of the important things to notice as you read non-fiction?

• strategies

• signposts

• vocabulary

• notes