Type of Literacy Strategy:
Reading Comprehension (pre-reading, post-reading) & Writing (informal writing)
Reading Level:
All Secondary Reading Levels; Based on how the Anticipation Guide is used in the class, students at lower reading levels or ELs might need a differentiated sheet with vocabulary explained or less questions to guide.
Prep Time:
Depends on depth of use. 10-20 minutes for one-page guide.
Anticipation Guides in Use -
How to Fit into a Social Studies Classroom:
Anticipation guides are one way to activate prior knowledge and also give students an introduction to the content they are about to read more about. When creating an anticipation guide, teachers have a lot of freedom in the organization and focus of the guide. Anticipation guides are a very useful resource to use for pre-reading and post-reading texts. They can assist in facilitating a deeper comprehension of text and help students develop metacognition (Vaca & Vaca, 2017). Through the use of anticipation guides, especially on primary sources and more difficult texts, students know what to look for as they read as they have filled out their perceptions or guesses already about the content. As they read the texts, they will want to be able to see if their predictions were true and fact find which could increase their interest in the topic as well.