Use the following prompts as you read with your child.

 

Making Connections

Good Readers constantly make connections between what they are reading and their lives, the world, and other texts. Making connections deepens understanding and brings 
meaning to the text.

 

Text-to-Self

This story reminds me of...

I felt the way the character did in this story when......

 

Text-to-Text

The main character in this story reminds me of the main character in__________.

The problem in this story reminds me of the problem in __________ because...

The solution in this story reminds me of the solution in ___________ because...

The lesson in this story reminds me of the lesson in __________ because...
The illustrations in this story remind me of the illustrations in __________ because...
The way this story is written reminds me of __________ because...

 

Text-to-World

This story makes me think of...

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