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Activity that teaches students how to preview text through brainstorming and making predictions. Taken from Effective Instruction for Struggling Readers: The Administrator's Role in Supporting Research-Based Practices.
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Instructional Materials
Comprehension: Preview Log
Chart for students to preview key vocabulary, make predictions, and brainstorm prior knowledge before reading.
Podcasts
Comprehension: Making Predictions
Step-by-step directions for explicitly teaching how to make predictions based on illustrations and photographs.
Instructional Materials
Comprehension: Prediction Log
Vocabulary and prediction charts for students to fill out before reading. One component of the previewing comprehension strategy.
Podcasts
Comprehension: Activating Prior Knowledge
Shows how to use an anticipation guide to activate students’ background knowledge.