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Contributor: Danielle Childers. Lesson ID: 10206
No one can predict the future with 100% accuracy, but it is possible to make educated guesses given enough facts and observations. Using videos and a cool experiment, learn how to predict in a story!
Looking at the picture above, what do you think is going to happen next?
From the picture, we can see what is happening in the present, but we are not positive about what will happen in the future. Learn to predict the outcome of a story!
Guessing about what is going to happen in the future is called predicting.
A good reader will pause while reading to predict what outcomes might happen in the story. Predicting helps the reader become more engaged and better comprehend the story being told.
To make a good prediction, a reader looks for clues in the passage, in the title, and in the pictures. This Reading Strategy: Prediction video, by Vanessa & Ashleigh, will show you how to predict throughout a text. While you are watching the video, take notes on the steps they give you:
After thinking about what you've learned, continue on to the Got It? section for some fun practice!
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