How do you teach prediction skills?
To introduce this reading strategy, teachers can hand out photographs from either a newspaper or a magazine. Students will then make a prediction with the evidence from the picture, their prior knowledge, or examples from their own experiences. Teachers can also create a prediction pail.
What is an example of a prediction skill?
Many process skills are in fact dependent on other process skills. Examples of predictions: It is cloudy, so I predict it is going to rain today. If I flip the switch, I predict the light will turn on.
How learners acquire predicting skills?
Students need to be actively making and checking their predictions before, during, and after reading. The more helpful modeling and support they get early on with this skill, the more automatic and accurate their predictions will be as they tackle harder and more complex texts.