Making Predictions When Reading Journal – A Reflective Reading Tool

Encourage deeper thinking with the Making Predictions Journal Template, a structured resource that helps students track their predictions while reading. This journal supports comprehension by guiding students to record their initial thoughts, reflect on clues, and evaluate their accuracy as they read.

This resource provides students with a step-by-step framework to record and refine their predictions throughout a text. It includes:

• Before Reading Section – Students make a prediction based on the title, cover, or introductory information.
• During Reading Section – Readers note clues that support or challenge their initial prediction.
• After Making a Prediction, a Reader Should… – Reflect on whether their prediction was correct and explain why.
• Final Reflection – Encourages students to consider how predictions shape their understanding of the story.

How Does Making Predictions Help Reading Comprehension?

Making predictions is an essential reading strategy that encourages active engagement with a text. By anticipating what might happen next, students improve their inference skills and critical thinking. When making a prediction about reading, students must use prior knowledge, context clues, and textual evidence to make logical guesses about the story.

Using this journal helps students:

• Strengthen comprehension by thinking ahead and considering possible outcomes.
• Develop inference skills by identifying clues in the text.
• Stay engaged and reflect on how their understanding evolves as they read.

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This resource was created by Samantha Rose, a teacher and a Teach Starter Collaborator.

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