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Ashley BrownAshley BrownWestwood Elementary, 2005Westwood Elementary, 2005
What are Connections?
• Connections are links that readers can make between what they are reading and things they already know about.
Why should we make connections?
• Good readers make connections to better understand what they are reading.
How do readers make connections?
• Good readers use their own background knowledge and prior experiences to make connections.
• There are 3 different ways that a reader can make connections …
~ Types of Connections ~
• Text – to – Self
• Text – to - Text
• Text – to - World
Connection:Text – to - Self
• These are connections that readers make between the text (what you are reading) and their own past experiences and/or background knowledge.
Connection:Text – to - Text
• These are connections that readers make between the text they are reading and other texts the reader has read before.
• Other kinds of texts might include books, poems, scripts, songs, or anything written.
• You could even include movies or television shows that you have seen before.
Connection:Text – to - World
• These are connections that readers make between the text and the bigger issues, events, or concerns of society.
• To make these types of connections the reader must think about what is going on in the world around them.
Response Options for Sharing Connections …• Verbal Reponses –
The reader would discuss the connections they made with a text aloud with others in a group.
• Written Responses –The reader would write the connections they could make with a text down on a sheet of paper or in a response journal.
Ways to Start your Connections …
“That reminds me of … ““Remember when … ““This is like … ““This character makes me
think of …”“This setting reminds me of … “
~ Let’s Practice ~
Our Text:The Best School Year Ever
by: Barbara Robinson