Help students to engage with prediction during reading with this predictions in reading comprehension task.
Prediction in Reading Comprehension Task: Boost Students’ Reading Skills
This prediction in reading comprehension task has been designed and created by an experienced teacher to help students improve their ability to make predictions before, during, and after reading a passage. This task encourages critical thinking by having students guess what might happen next in the story, improving their engagement and comprehension skills.
This comprehension task is ideal for teachers looking for a dynamic way to introduce prediction strategies and foster a deeper understanding of texts.
The following is included in this comprehension task pdf:
- The Forrest Path narrative story with images.
- Suggested reading strategies for before, during and after guideline.
- Two worksheets with guiding questions for students to engage in prediction.
Reading Comprehension Worksheets: Improve Accuracy and Confidence
The worksheets that are included in this download allow students to practise predicting the story’s outcome based on key details. Use these worksheets to strengthen students’ ability to link evidence within the text to their predictions. This task is ideal to use as an assessment piece to gauge how well students can predict and comprehend narrative structures. It can also be used successfully as a group task, or individual practise, the activities will help students refine their skills and deepen their engagement with texts.
Download and Teach Making Predictions in Reading Comprehension
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Samantha Rose, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator, contributed to this resource.
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