Making Meaning from Stories · Spring Term

Predicting and Wondering

Using clues from covers and titles to make logical guesses about story events.

Key Questions

  1. 1What clues on the cover tell us what might happen in this story?
  2. 2Why did the character make that choice in the middle of the book?
  3. 3How does our own life help us understand what is happening to the character?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - ComprehensionNCCA: Primary - Reading
Class/Year: Junior Infants
Subject: Foundations of Language and Literacy
Unit: Making Meaning from Stories
Period: Spring Term

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