Reading Lesson Plans & Comprehension - Title Predictions

Title Predictions

"To help students with comprehension, I have them make predictions about what events might take place in the story based on the title of the chapter. I positively reinforce all predictions given. Once the predictions are made, I give a brief idea of what the chapter is about and ask the children to think about what questions they want answered when they read the chapter. We record these questions on chart paper. These questions help set up a purpose for reading. I've found that students are much more in tune with the story and are better able to answer questions with detail and enthusiasm."
Submitted by: Donna Florek FlorekDM@email-removed, a third grade teacher at Knollwood Elementary School in Piscataway, New Jersey. This idea was posted in the NEA's Weekly Works4Me Newsletter.