#079: Why Making Predictions is an Important Reading Comprehension Strategy
Do you ever skip making predictions or just have your students make them before you read but not during or even after? If that’s you, it’s ok. You’re probably not alone.
This little strategy can seem silly or not as important as other comprehension strategies. In fact, teaching your students to make predictions might seem like a basic thing they should already know. But…do they?
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In this episode of the Teach Joyfully Podcast, I’m making a case for teaching your students about making predictions. We’ll talk about the how, the why, and great books to use as mentor texts for this important reading comprehension strategy.
Listen in to the full episode to find out:
- Why the making predictions strategy is so important.
- How to go about teaching this comprehension strategy
- some of my favorite mentor texts for teaching students to make predictions as they read.
Listen to this episode for all the goodness [and don't forget to grab the free mentor text list].
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