Making Connections
Making text-to-self connections and text-to-text connections while reading helps students to internalize the story and relate to the characters or the problem. Students are encouraged to use sticky notes to make sure that they are consciously making connections as they read.
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I introduced the strategy by reading "The Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant. Students wrote about and illustrated the text-to-self connections they made while listening to the story.
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Prompts for Parents to use when reading with your child
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make as they read. We also made a class chart so that students
could share their connections with others.