A first section of these previews builds interest and makes connections to familiar topics. A final section provides guiding questions focusing the students' reading. The teacher creates the preview, discusses how the preview relates to students prior knowledge in a large group, and then directs students to read the text. Anticipation Guides also follow a prescribed format. Before reading, students read the statements and check off those with which they agree.
Students then discuss each statement and debate their opinions.
Next, students read the passage and end with a follow-up discussion of the statements based upon their reading. The studies on PreP, Advanced Organizers and Text Previews were done more than a decade ago, but they documented the effectiveness of these strategies with struggling college and adult readers. No research was found on Anticipation Guides. The effect was independent of reading ability or level of background knowledge. Students with higher levels of background knowledge appeared to benefit most from PreP , although the students with low knowledge also improved their comprehension.