The topic of this chapter is not really something that I have ever thought about. There have been times that I find myself wondering about a text before I read it, but I have never viewed that as being a strategy. Beers stressed in this chapter that it is important for teachers to encourage their students to anticipate a text. Involvement begins at the first mention of a text, as an independent reader you should already be formulating meaning according to the title, genre, author, headings, etc.
In the text, Beers gave us two different pre-reading strategies. The first strategy was the anticipation guide. I really thought this was a good way to activate prior knowledge and able to students to start thinking about the major themes of the book. They can also try to take side according to how they feel prior to reading the book and contrast those feelings with how they feel at the end of the book. The second strategy was the tea party. This strategy is used by writing phrases on note cards and handing them out to students. The students then go around the room sharing their phrases and trying to come up with ways they may be related. This strategy is a great way to get students engaged and ultimately motivate them to find out the true meaning of the phrases.
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