Newfoundland
31. Making connections between texts and personal experiences
31.1 Predicting and Using Prior Knowledge
Chapter 31.1
Become a Story Detective with Predictions!
You will learn to use pictures and your experiences to guess what happens next in exciting stories.
What You'll Learn
You use pictures and experiences to predict story events
Your prior knowledge helps you understand new stories better
Picture clues show you what characters might do next
Making predictions makes reading more fun and meaningful
What You'll Practice
1
You predict what hungry animals will do in stories
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You use weather clues to guess what happens next
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You connect your experiences to understand story characters
Why This Matters
You need prediction skills to understand stories better and make reading more exciting and meaningful.
This Unit Includes
Practice exercises
Learning resources
Skills
Predicting
Prior Knowledge
Picture Clues
Story Connections
Reading Comprehension
NL Curriculum Aligned
