Make+and+Check+a+Prediction

= Make and Check a Prediction = = =

**Rationale** The students I work with do a nice job of making prediction. However we don't always check our predictions after reading. That is the one extra step that this strategy takes in the prediction process. Not only is it having the students predict they have to follow it up and see what was actually found in the text.

Making predictions happens at all levels so this strategy helps teachers to do that as well as check to see wheter their prediction was right or not.
 * Implementation Suggestions**

Allowing students to draw pictures as well as writing their responses mets the needs of many students. Also, allowing discussion with groups meets the needs of the audtiory learners.
 * Diverse Learners **

1. Choose a text that is appropriate for your students. 2. Divide the text into small passages marking them with post-it notes. 3. Give each student a story sheet found on the link below. 4. Student read the text up to the first post-it note. 5. Makes a prediction and writes or draws it in the first prediction section on the page. 6. Continue on reading passages and check prediction. 7. Write what was actually found in the text under the found section of the page. 8 . Continue reading and making predictions and following up on the actually event. 9. Discuss prediction and results with a group or the whole class.
 * Procedure **

Make sure that this strategy is modeled several times before having the student try it on there own. Make sure that they are following up on their predictions.
 * Potential Issues**

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 * References**

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page 74-75 of the pdf file