Word Predictions

Reader(s)
Focus topic

C Before reading:
Preview the text quickly by looking at pictures and other graphic supports. Then close
your book and work with a partner or a team to list all of the words you think you will
encounter in a reading passage about this topic. With each word, tell WHY you think it
will appear.

Our words:

() appeared
during the
reading

C During reading:
Watch for your words to see if they appear in the text. Tally each time you find one.

C After reading:
Talk to your partners about WHY some words did not appear in the reading selection.
What words do you wish you had predicted?

May be photocopied for classroom use. 2009 by Linda Hoyt from Revisit, Reflect, Retell: Updated Edition. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.