Foreshadowing
3/27/2025 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Ask a child to guess what will happen next when reading together to practice foreshadowing
Ask your child to guess what may happen next to ensure they know where a story is heading. Foreshadowing is a valuable tool for a young reader's story comprehension.
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Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.
Foreshadowing
3/27/2025 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Ask your child to guess what may happen next to ensure they know where a story is heading. Foreshadowing is a valuable tool for a young reader's story comprehension.
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- Foreshadowing provides clues about future events in the story, and it's a surefire way to ignite your child's imagination and reading comprehension.
Next time you're reading together, pause at each page to ask your child open-ended questions that'll get them thinking about what may happen next.
You could even start by asking them what they think about the cover.
- What do you think's gonna happen next?
- [Instructor] Expand on their guesses by asking follow-up questions to encourage engagement.
If they can't guess what will happen next, make your own guess and describe any foreshadowing that led to your conclusion.
- Do you think they're about to go to sleep?
- Seeing how you made your connection will help them do the same.
Thank you for your guesses, and remember, you can always think ahead while you're reading.
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