Reading Strategy - Making a Prediction

Reading Strategy - Making a Prediction

A reading strategy is a tool that a reader uses when reading.  The strategy helps the reader think about what he or she is reading or helps the reader understand.  

One reading strategy good readers use is making predictions. A prediction is a guess stating what you think a book will be about or what you think will happen next in the book. “Pre-“ at the beginning of the word ”prediction” means before. You make your guess or prediction before you read. If you understand what you are reading or are thinking about what you are reading then you should be able to make a prediction. Sometimes you will be right and sometimes you will be wrong-that’s okay! You can predict what a book will be about before you start to read. You can also predict while you read when you predict what will happen next in the story. You can even predict what will happen after you read.

Read the following paragraph.  Make sure you are thinking about what you are reading so you can make a prediction when you are done!

Sarah was so excited for Halloween on Friday night.  After school, she would go home and change into her costume.  This year she was dressing up as a fairy princess.  She would make sure she had her flashlight and a big pillowcase from her house and her mom would drive her to her friend Tanya's house.  Then...

What do you think will happen next in the story?  There are many things that Sarah could do. Write you prediction as a comment.  You can also tell about what helped you to make your prediction.  Make sure you try to make predictions before, while, and after you are reading!