English•Reading Comprehension Strategies
Predicting
Use clues to predict what will happen next in a text
12 minIncludes video
Learning Objective
4Rs1: Make and confirm predictions about texts
What is Predicting?
Predicting means guessing what will happen next using clues from the text, the title, and pictures.
How to Predict
- Look at the title and any pictures
- Read the first few sentences
- Think: "What might happen next?"
- Keep reading to check your prediction
Practice
Read the beginning of this story. What do you think will happen?
Chidi looked at the dark clouds gathering in the sky. The wind began to blow harder. His mother had asked him to bring the clothes from the line before it rained. He looked at his unfinished homework, then back at the window...
My prediction: (Think about what Chidi will do. Will he go outside? Will the rain come first?)
Aligned to Cambridge Primary 4Rs1