Ms.Minnerick's Mustangs: Reading: Making and Confirming Predictions

In Reading, we have been learning that readers have good habits. Things they do without having to be reminded to do them. One of those good habits is making predictions. Good readers predict what the book they have is going to be about by looking at clues such as the title and pictures. Last week, we learned how to make predictions before and while reading fiction books. This week, we are learning to make and confirm predictions while reading Non-Fiction texts.

Making and Confirming Predictions in Non-Fiction Texts

Essential Questions/Question Stems:

*The reader can tell that __ (prediction stated) because –

*The reader can tell that __ (prediction not stated) because –

*How can/did my prediction help me understand what I am reading?

*How can I make predictions while reading?

*What parts of a nonfiction book can help us to make predictions?

At Home Practice:

Choose a non-fiction book that peaks your child's interest, and is on their reading level.
List of Non-Fiction Books:
http://commoncore.scholastic.com/teachers/books/non-fiction

Explain that one characteristic of informational books is that they have nonfiction text features. Use a nonfiction book to briefly go over some of the nonfiction text features: headings, photographs, table of contents, diagrams, labels, etc. For this activity to be effective, the text needs to have plenty of text features for the reader to use. Example: Read a bold heading and use the information in the heading to make a prediction about what a page/section will be about. Provide your child with a variety of non-fiction, good-fit books for them to practice making and confirming predictions while doing independent reading.