In this video, I teach you how to make predictions as you read. This is a great way to help you understand what you are reading. I explain the purpose of predictions and give you two examples. I even include a FREE workbook. I invite you...

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Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a text based on the title. Key learning points: - People travel for a range of reasons including enjoyment and health. - Writers are often keen to record observations from their travels. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a new text and understand how a character is introduced. Key learning points: - The cover, blurb and dedication of a book can give you important details about the themes. - The novel is...

Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about ‘The Speckled Band’ mystery based on clues in a text. Key learning points: - Julia Stoner has died in a suspicious manner - There does not seem to be an obvious way in which Julia Stoner died -...

Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a book using the front cover and illustrations. Key learning points: - A front cover often shows the title, an illustration, the author's name and the illustrator's name - The title and...

Pupil outcome: I can apply effective reading skills to an unseen fiction text. Key learning points: - We can use context to help us make predictions about the text. - We can use other words in the sentence to help us clarify meaning of...

Recognizing text structure will help you be a better reader. Once you are familiar with the text's organizational pattern, you can make predictions as you read and form a mental map. In this lesson, we cover eight elements or structure...

Pupil outcome: I can compare and contrast images in 'Mirror'. Key learning points: - The Moroccan story is set in the Valley of the Roses; the Western (Australian) setting is based on a suburb of Sydney. - The two landscapes contrast...

Pupil outcome: I can make inferences about an unseen extract from Akala's 'The Dark Lady' and respond to the use of imagery. Key learning points: - Making predictions about a text is useful because it allows you to consider the impact of...

Pupil outcome: I can use titles, context and language to determine the purpose, form and audience of different texts. Key learning points: - It is important to be clear about the form, purpose and audience of a non fiction text. - We can...

Pupil outcome: I can make a prediction based on illustrations, the setting and key vocabulary. Key learning points: - Making a prediction means making a guess about what you think will happen in a story using what you already know -...

This video discusses the steps to sentence comprehension and keys to understand what we read. Kids should work to keep their brain in the book, reread aloud at confusing parts, ask questions, and predict.

Secrets, disease and beauty are all written in the human genome, the complete set of genetic instructions needed to build a human being. Now, as scientist and entrepreneur Riccardo Sabatini shows us, we have the power to read this...

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Pupil outcome: I can make a prediction about how a story might end. Key learning points: - Traditional tales can be set in real or fictional places. This traditional tale is set in Japan. - Illustrations can be a way to help us to...

In this video, the teacher demonstrates two math-based mentalism tricks. The first trick involves a series of mathematical operations that lead the participant to choose specific answers, such as a country, animal, and color. The second...

Pupil outcome: I can talk about the characters and plot in the story "Ada Twist, Scientist" to make a prediction. Key learning points: - Predictions about the plot can be made using the front cover, title, illustrations and what we know...

Pupil outcome: I can explore the story through discussing the characters, setting and plot. Key learning points: - ‘The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse’ is a children’s story told through narrative writing and illustrations. - Using what we...

New test uses brain's electrical activity to pinpoint reading challenges early, increasing chances for success in school



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Pupil outcome: I can make precise inferences about characters and explain quotations in detail. Key learning points: - Magical-realist texts have a real world setting in which magic happens. - Use the first read of an unseen extract to...

Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a text. Key learning points: - ‘Mirror’ is a dual narrative text: two stories that are made to be read side-by-side. - 'Mirror' can be considered a wordless or silent text. - Different readers...

Pupil outcome: I can describe the impact of a growing population on our planet and make predictions for the future. Key learning points: - Population growth is the increase in the number of humans on Earth over time. - The growing...

In this video, the teacher explains how to draw inferences by analyzing data on a box plot. They review the different components of a box plot and how they can help make predictions about the data.