Reading Connections
This year in reading we are focusing on making connections to what we read. This simply means that as students read, they can relate to what they are reading. There are three main connections that we are focusing on. They are:
Text to Self: This is when the students can relate something in the story to their personal life
Text to Text: This is when something from one story reminds students of something they read in a different story
Text to World: This is when students relate what they are reading to things that happen in the world around them (example: they relate it to current events in news, non-fiction television shows)
Comprehension Strategies:
Make Connections
“I made a connection when…”
“This reminds me of…”
Ask Questions
“I wonder..." "How could..."
Create Sensory Images
“I visualized…” “I can see…” “I pictured…” “I bet it looks(sounds, feels, tastes, etc). like…
Use Text Structure
“I noticed the author…”
The bold print (italics, heading, table shows)
Determine Importance in Text
“I thought_____ was important because…” “The author shows this is important because…”:
Draw Inferences
“I read for clues and I decided…” “I predict…” “I figured out___ because…”
Summarize
“The part I liked best was…” “This story was mostly about…”
Utilize “fix-up” Strategies
“When I read___, I had to re-read, read on, read back…” “I sounded ____out” “I found the chunk____”
This year in reading we are focusing on making connections to what we read. This simply means that as students read, they can relate to what they are reading. There are three main connections that we are focusing on. They are:
Text to Self: This is when the students can relate something in the story to their personal life
Text to Text: This is when something from one story reminds students of something they read in a different story
Text to World: This is when students relate what they are reading to things that happen in the world around them (example: they relate it to current events in news, non-fiction television shows)
Comprehension Strategies:
Make Connections
“I made a connection when…”
“This reminds me of…”
Ask Questions
“I wonder..." "How could..."
Create Sensory Images
“I visualized…” “I can see…” “I pictured…” “I bet it looks(sounds, feels, tastes, etc). like…
Use Text Structure
“I noticed the author…”
The bold print (italics, heading, table shows)
Determine Importance in Text
“I thought_____ was important because…” “The author shows this is important because…”:
Draw Inferences
“I read for clues and I decided…” “I predict…” “I figured out___ because…”
Summarize
“The part I liked best was…” “This story was mostly about…”
Utilize “fix-up” Strategies
“When I read___, I had to re-read, read on, read back…” “I sounded ____out” “I found the chunk____”