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// On :Kamis, 27 November 2014
Previewing and Predicting
One way to enter a
text is to preview titles, subtitles, visuals, and other text features
and make a prediction about the topic and purpose of the text. The
"Previewing and Predicting" strategy will lead students through a series
of questions that will help them make an accurate prediction. These
predictions help students think about what they already know about the
topic. The ability to access prior knowledge helps students develop a
critical schema (or cognitive map) that they can use to increase their
comprehension.
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Previewing and Predicting Teacher Guide
Teach the skill
Guide
Student Activity
Interactive Lesson
Assess and track growth
Rubric
Performance Tracker
Plan your lesson
Planning Journal
Pacing
Guide
Guide
Lesson Planner
Practice skills in all subjects
History
Science
Math
Activity in Spanish
Guide in Spanish
Rubric in Spanish
Student samples
Example
Differentiate and support learning
Prediction Starters
Cloze Activity
Preview and Discuss
Guide To Group Work
Previewing and Predicting Lesson
Classroom ready student presentation.
Step 1: Check In and Review
Student Presentation
What Teachers Do
Asks a few questions to assess what students know about the skill.
Teaching Tips
Questions can be answered individually or in pairs/small groups.
Have students use the skill with little to no guidance in order to assess what they know.
Have students explain each step either verbally or in writing.
Step 2: Instructions
Student Presentation
Student Activity
Guide
Practice skills in all subjects
History
Science
Math
Activity in Spanish
Guide in Spanish
Rubric in Spanish
What Teachers Do
Go over the instructions and explain the activity.
Teaching Tips
Consider modeling how to complete the activity/steps before students do it on their own.
Consider having students complete the activity/steps in pairs or small groups.
Consider printing or projecting the Guide to review with students.
Consider using a timer to pace each activity/step.
Step 3: Set Expectations and Explain Grading Criteria
Student Presentation
- Make predictions about the topic, content, and structure.
- Write your predictions on the text or in your notes.
- Revise your predictions as you learn new information.
- When completing the activity, write clearly and in complete sentences.
Rubric
Options for Formative Assessment
Call on
random students to share their predictions. This informal assessment
takes only a few minutes but can give the teacher valuable information.
Walk
around the room and assess what students are doing. This informal
assessment takes only a few minutes but can give the teacher valuable
information.
Collect student work and use the rubric to assess how they are applying the strategy.
Have students explain how they preview a text.
What Teachers Do
State the expectation for task completion and review how students will be assessed.
Teaching Tips
Consider printing or projecting the rubric and go over grading criteria with students.
Model expectations so that all students are clear on what is expected of them.
Consider having students demonstrate the expectations for their classmates.
Step 4: Model
Student Presentation
Samples
Example
What Teachers Do
Use the samples and videos to model the skill and support student learning.
Teaching Tips
Use pre-assessments from Step 1 to drive what is modeled and supported.
Modeling should meet students where they are in the learning process.
Consider asking students to model this work for their classmates.
Step 5: Support
Student Presentation
Support Resources
Prediction Starters
Cloze Activity
Preview and Discuss
What Teachers Do
Use the resources to support student learning.
Teaching Tips
Consider printing or projecting the language resources.
Explain and demonstrate how to use the language resources.
Step 6: Students reflect on their learning
Student Presentation
What Teachers Do
Close the lesson with a debrief. Give students time to think about and process their learning.
Teaching Tips
Select one or two questions from the menu and have your students discuss the questions in groups of two to four.
Have students write their reflection on a lined piece of paper or in a journal.
Ask students to chart their progress, assess growth, and set new goals for the next lesson.
Strategically select scaffolding techniques to maximize growth.
Rehearse skills as often as possible to ensure students move toward mastery.
