An anticipation guide is a comprehension strategy that is used before reading to activate students’ prior knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic.
Walton Hamilton says that it only takes one really successful, thrilling, joyful, wonderful, losing of one’s self in the magic reading experience to captivate that child’s imagination.
Award-winning author Matt de la Peña talks about watching his daughter learn to read during the COVID-19 pandemic, an experience he would not have had if he had been touring as planned.