<li>Model and support using background information to make meaningful predictions</li> <li>Model and support using knowledge of text structures/genre characteristics to make predictions</li> <li>Provide opportunities for student to discuss what he or she knows about the characters and setting based on title and book cover, as well as opening paragraphs and illustrations of texts read aloud</li> <li>Teach student how to make and confirm predictions prior to and during reading </li> 