MAKING PREDICTIONS

HOW WELL DO YOU PREDICT?

How many slides

will this
presentation have?
 WHAT ARE PREDICTIONS?
“Predictions are the connecting links between prior
knowledge and new information in the
book. It’s the interaction of these processes that
coalesce—much like sparks firing before the bright
flame ignites. . .”
-Gillett and Temple, 1990
 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO PREDICT?
You use your prior knowledge and set up
expectations of what will happen or what
information will it contain.
You use your knowledge of the vocabulary,
concept, text organization author or other
connections.
You monitor your predictions
 WHY LEARN THE STRATEGY
OF PREDICTING?
“When students make predictions, their understanding
increases, and they are more interested in the reading
material.”
“Students use their background knowledge as well as
clues from. . . to predict and anticipate or logically ‘guess’
what will be it all about.”
-Fielding, Anderson, Pearson, 1990
 HOW DOES PREDICTING HELP?
Predicting helps you set a purpose for and anticipate
Making and reviewing predictions helps you interact
Predictions help connect your prior
knowledge with the information being
learned.
Predicting is Brain--
Compatible Learning

It’s harder to learn material if it

doesn’t grab your attention.
 THE BRAIN LOVES PREDICTING
The brain seeks meaning by organizing
words, numbers and ideas into meaningful
patterns.
Humans naturally look for the “pattern” and
want to fill in missing pieces.