Predicting

= Predicting   = · Generate expectations based on genre, author, illustrator, or topic. · Use knowledge of language syntax to narrow possibilities when decoding words. · Parse the text into meaningful syntactic units that reduce the attention needed to decode words and allow the  reader to determine meaning. · Use knowledge of language syntax and meaning to propel reading forward. · Use language redundancy to read words efficiently. · Use meaning and syntax to anticipate and predict, making processing more efficient. · Use knowledge of characters, plot, setting, or theme to anticipate what will happen next. · Given the topic or organization, anticipate kinds of information in the text. · Use prior knowledge to anticipate text content before reading, attend to content while reading, and reflect on   content after reading.