Become a Story Detective with Predictions!

Predicting means making a good guess about what will happen next. You use clues from pictures and your own experiences. When you see a bunny near carrots, you can predict it will eat them!

Your brain already knows lots of things. You know that bears like honey and birds build nests. You can use this knowledge when you read new stories. Using Prior Knowledge to Start Reading helps you connect new stories to what you already know.

Pictures tell you many things about a story. You can look at the characters' faces and actions. If you see dark clouds, you might predict rain is coming.

When you see an owl opening its eyes at night, you can predict it will hunt for food. Pictures give you important clues about what might happen next. Predicting from Pictures teaches you more ways to use picture clues.

You have learned many things in your life. You know what happens when it snows or when animals are hungry. You can use these experiences to understand new stories.

If a story talks about a lost ant, you can predict it will try to find its way home. This is because you know that animals want to be safe with their families. Use Prior Knowledge To Make Connections shows you how to connect your experiences to stories.

Predicting: Making a good guess about what will happen next in a story using clues and what you already know.

Prior Knowledge: All the things you already know from your life experiences that help you understand new stories.

Clues: Hints in pictures or words that help you figure out what might happen next.

Characters: The people or animals in a story that do things and have adventures.

Constellation: A group of stars in the sky that make a pattern or shape.

Hibernate: When animals like bears sleep all winter long to stay warm and save energy.

Blizzard: A big snowstorm with lots of wind and snow that makes it hard to see outside.

You can practice predicting every day! Look at picture books and guess what will happen on the next page. Think about what you know about animals, weather, and people.

When you see a hungry bear in a story, predict that it will look for food. When you see someone putting on mittens, predict they will go outside in the snow. Use Illustrations To Support Comprehension gives you more ways to use pictures for understanding.

Before you start predicting, you need to know how to look at pictures carefully. You also need to think about what you already know about the world around you.

Remember all the things you have learned about animals, weather, and how people act. This knowledge will help you make great predictions about new stories you read.

Learning to predict connects to many other reading skills. Predicting from Pictures helps you use visual clues better. Make Predictions Regarding Unfamiliar Texts teaches you to predict with new types of books.

You will also learn Use Prior Knowledge To Make Connections and Using Prior Knowledge to Start Reading. These skills work together to help you understand stories better.

As you get better at predicting, you will learn Making Background Knowledge Predictions and Use Personal Experience For New Texts. You will also practice Making Connections Text And Experience to become an even stronger reader.