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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