Prediction
It's an essential reading strategy
Any reading strategy that can be taught with text can also be explained and demonstrated with pictures. Good readers think about what's going to happen and make predictions based on what they know and what they have read (or seen).
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What do I think will happen next? |
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Since _______ happened, I think _______ will happen. |
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While looking over the material before reading, I predict I will learn about __________. |
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I'm guessing this will be about __________. |
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The title/heading/picture makes me think __________. |
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I think I know who did it. |
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The problem may be solved by __________. |
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This concept is especially useful with emergent readers; we can begin to guide them into using comprehension strategies and common language with terms such as predict, main idea, details, setting, problem, solution, etc. Norman Rockwell art, and any other artwork rich in detail and/or human emotion, lends itself perfectly in this domain.
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Prediction strategies help increase students' comprehension of text. When readers predict before reading a story, they activate prior knowledge and form purposes for reading. In essence, predictions provide a vehicle for making connections; connections are crucial in reading comprehension.
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During reading, prediction strategies allow students to generate many possibilities for meaning they can confirm or discard as they acquire more information. As they read, they can predict what might happen next based on the details and important information from the story, relating what was read to what is known. (schemata)
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Making predictions helps children focus when they are reading. For example, if the story says a boy ran away from home, the reader would infer that he was upset for some reason and begin to think of all the reasons this is so. They may also predict that it would eventually be worked out. The reasons for running away and how the problem could be solved are endless. An important aspect in prediction is that it is risk-free; students cannot be wrong, since a prediction is an anticipated outcome based on what the reader has learned from the text, and what s/he relates from personal experience.
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In addition, beginning readers particularly, should be encouraged to take Picture Walks. Based on what is observed in illustrations, children can predict what they think the story is about, as they attempt to draw conclusions and connect the characters/actions/events conveyed in a logical manner. *Model the art of prediction using the Think Aloud technique as you share read alouds with your child or class.
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Norman Rockwell Biography & Activities
Norman
Rockwell - Artist Biography
Normal Rockwell is undoubtedly one of the most beloved American
artists of all time. His paintings and prints are recognizable to
virtually everyone, and even if you've never seen a particular
Rockwell painting before, you will likely recognize it as his work
at once.
Normal
Rockwell: an American Icon
Norman Rockwell was born in New York City in 1894. He knew he
wanted to be an artist from a very young age, and began his formal
training at the age of 14 at the New York School of Art. After
furthering his studies at the National Academy of Design and at the
Art Students League, Rockwell took his talents into the real world
and began his career as a commercial artist.
Rockwell was successful as an artist from the very beginning. His first commission (for a set of Christmas cards) was secured when he was only 15 years old, and he was even hired as an art director for the Boy Scouts' publication Boy's Life while he was still in his teenage years. Rockwell moved with his family to New Rochelle, New York at age 21.
At the age of 22, Rockwell was hired to paint his first cover for The Saturday Evening Post. He would continue to work for the magazine for an extraordinary 47 years, producing over 300 cover paintings. A distinctly American artist, Rockwell was a master at capturing the innocence and excitement of life in the United States.
