Develop critical thinking and comprehension skills by making predictions about what might happen next in a story, and then checking your predictions as you read.
Making Predictions
Before you start reading a text, you can make predictions about what might happen based on the title, pictures, or your prior knowledge.
Predictions help you:
- Engage with the text
- Set a purpose for reading
- Create mental images
- Clarify your understanding
As you read, you should adjust your predictions or make new ones based on the new information you learn. This helps you understand the text better.
Why should you make predictions before reading a text?
*Engage; Ignore; Forget;
What are some things you can use to make predictions?
*Title; Index; Glossary;
What happens to your predictions as you read?
*Adjust; Forget; Repeat.