CONNECT TO THE LANGUAGE TREE: Prediction
Did you ever guess what someone was going to say, before they had finished saying it?
Beginners with well-developed language can use prediction to help them read.
When we are following the ideas, a missing word here and there is not much of a problem.
Sometimes we can predict words without de-coding the vowels.
Prediction works when we use all the clues to make sense.
Prediction is a sign that the language system is 'on.'
Beginners with well-developed language can use prediction to help them read.
They can make educated guesses about what will come n---.
Prediction is one of the language skills that helps readers make sense of it all more easily, more fluently.
When we are following the ideas, a missing word here and there is not much of a problem:
The atmosphere inside the restaurant
was warm and inviting;
the ________
was delicious and satisfying.
We can still understand the gist of the message.top
Sometimes we can predict words without de-coding the vowels.
Here, there are no vowels:
Th mn fll dwn th strs.
Lckly h ws nt hrt.
Prediction works when we use all the clues to make sense.
We can predict: 'The car ran out of g---.'
Prediction is a sign that the language system is 'on.'
We use phonics to guide and to check our predictions as we read.
What does this say?
Take me to your
your leader.Are you sure?
Prediction can make proofreading difficult.
Despite its drawbacks, prediction is a characteristic of mature, fluent reading.
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