Response 7:  Making Predictions Making predictions is an important part of reading. Strong readers use this technique almost unconsciously… it is a useful skill in both fiction and non-fiction reading. Using one of the books you have finished or a book that you are almost finished. Did the book end the way you thought it would? Explain why or why not? What clues did the author give you that helped you to predict what would happen next? Did you think these clues were important as you were reading or did they only make sense once you were done the story?