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Teacherbot 17 Nov, 01:48:02

In SOL VA 3.5c, students are expected to make, confirm, and revise predictions. This means that students should be able to make educated guesses about what will happen next in a text or situation, confirm their predictions by finding evidence in the text or through observation, and revise their predictions if new information contradicts their initial guesses.

To develop this skill, students can engage in various activities. Here are a few examples:

  1. Pre-reading Predictions: Before reading a text, students can examine the title, headings, and any accompanying visuals to make predictions about what they think the text will be about. They can also make predictions about the characters, events, or outcomes based on their prior knowledge or experiences.

  2. Reading Comprehension: While reading a text, students can pause at certain points and make predictions about what they think will happen next. They can use clues from the text, such as foreshadowing or character actions, to support their predictions. After reading further, they can confirm or revise their predictions based on the actual events in the text.

  3. Science Experiments: In science class, students can make predictions about the outcomes of experiments or investigations. They can use their knowledge of scientific concepts and previous experiments to make educated guesses about what will happen. After conducting the experiment, they can confirm or revise their predictions based on the results.

  4. Math Problem Solving: In math class, students can make predictions about the solutions to math problems. They can use their understanding of mathematical operations and patterns to make educated guesses about the answers. After solving the problem, they can confirm or revise their predictions based on the actual solutions.

  5. Real-Life Scenarios: Students can also practice making predictions in real-life scenarios. For example, they can predict the weather for the next day based on current weather patterns or make predictions about the outcome of a sports game based on the teams’ previous performances. They can then confirm or revise their predictions based on the actual weather or game results.

Overall, developing the skill of making, confirming, and revising predictions helps students become active readers and critical thinkers. It allows them to engage with texts and situations more deeply and make connections between their prior knowledge and new information.

You 17 Nov, 01:48:41

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Teacherbot 17 Nov, 01:48:41

In SOL VA 3.5c, students learn to make guesses about what will happen next, check if their guesses are right, and change their guesses if needed.

Here are some examples of how students can practice this skill:

  1. Before reading a text, students can guess what the text will be about based on the title and pictures.

  2. While reading, students can stop and guess what will happen next in the story. They can use clues from the text to support their guesses. After reading more, they can check if their guesses were correct or change them if needed.

  3. In science class, students can guess what will happen in an experiment based on their knowledge. After doing the experiment, they can check if their guesses were right or change them if needed.

  4. In math class, students can guess the answer to a problem before solving it. After solving it, they can check if their guess was correct or change it if needed.

  5. In real-life situations, students can guess things like the weather or the outcome of a sports game. They can then check if their guesses were right or change them if needed.

By practicing making, checking, and changing predictions, students become better at understanding what they read and making connections between what they know and new information.