When sharing, either way, try to have students start with what happened in the book. I like to do a combination of sharing out loud and writing them down.
Share connections.Īsk students to share their connections with each other and you. Encourage them to move from “I also have a purple shirt.” to deeper connections about the character’s feelings, events in the book, and comparing/contrasting ideas from the book. Have students think-pair-share during a read aloud to practice making connections, write and share connections, and complete interactive writing pieces together. I like to flip through a book and leave sticky notes with my connections jotted down so I don’t forget one. Talk about each connection you make with a text- shallow and deep connections. Read the text aloud and model your thinking out loud. One good strategy you can use is to make connections from the book to your own life.” We want our young readers to know and understand the importance of understanding a book. “Readers use strategies to help them understand what they read. Introduce the strategy and explain why it’s important. It’s one of many strategies readers use to understand the text and focus on the author’s message. Strong books and activities to support making connections will help solidify it for our readers. Making connections helps our young readers stay engaged while reading and think about their reading. Text-to-world: How does this remind me of what’s going on in the real world or the news? How is this similar to something that’s happened in history?.Text-to-text: How is this similar/different to another book I’ve read? What book does this remind me of and why?.
Text-to-self: What does this remind me of? How was this similar/different to my life? How do I relate to this character?.One strategy to build comprehension is to make connections to a text. If the ultimate goals of reading are to learn and to enjoy, then we must comprehend while we read. When students are listening to or reading a book, we want them to comprehend what they read. Why is making connections in reading important? This is a small way you can help support this blog. Amazon affiliate links are used below at no cost to you.
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