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Anticipation guides are used in reading instruction to activate learners' prior knowledge and stimulate interest regarding the topic covered in the text. This strategy has been found effective in improving reading comprehension in content areas like history, physics etc.(Yell et al., 2004). This study tested the efficacy of an anticipation guide within a multimedia learning environment for early childhood education providers. Seventeen early childhood education practitioners and students were asked to use earlylearningflorida. com to learn about" Setting up the Learning Environment". Half of the participants were provided with an anticipation guide (5 accurate and 5 flawed statements that they were to agree or disagree with). Visual attention and navigation patterns were captured using an EyeLink 1000 eye tracker and Screen Recorder software. Learners in the anticipation guide condition performed a significantly larger …