Intro & Outcomes: Predictive Analysis
Introduction
"Making predictions is a strategy in which readers use information from a text (including titles, headings, pictures, and diagrams) and their own personal experiences to anticipate what they are about to read (or what comes next). A reader involved in making predictions is focused on the text at hand, constantly thinking ahead and also refining, revising, and verifying his or her predictions. This strategy also helps students make connections between their prior knowledge and the text." (Fries-Gaither, 2011)
Jessica Fries-Gaither. 2011. "Making Predictions: A Strategy for Reading and Science Learning". Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, Ohio State University. www.beyondweather.ehe.osu.edu/issue/the-sun-and-earths-climate/making-predictions-a-strategy-for-reading-and-science-learning Links to an external site.accessed July 5, 2018.
Learning Outcomes for this Module
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Participants will generate predictions to activate prior knowledge.
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Participants will evaluate their predictions and refine them if necessary as reading progresses.
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At the end of the reading, participants will test their predictions and should verify or modify the accuracy of their predictions by finding supporting statements in the text.
Optional Readings
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Teaching Students the Skills of Expert Readers Links to an external site.
Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) Links to an external site.