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Making Text to Self Connections. Making Connections. When readers connect things they read about to their own life it is called a text-to-self connection. Making text-to-self connections can help a reader better understand what they read
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Making Connections • When readers connect things they read about to their own life it is called a text-to-self connection. • Making text-to-self connections can help a reader better understand what they read • When readers connect a text to their own experience they get involved in their reading and the text becomes more meaningful to them.
Making Connections • Good readers know that they need to stay focused on how their experiences connect to the text and not be distracted by thinking about unrelated experiences.
Chart it! Use with pages: 4-6 of The Chocolate Farm.
Give it a try… • Look at pages 16-17 in the Chocolate Farm • Think about how the text reminds you of something you’ve experienced in your own life. • Create your own T-chart to show your connections and how they helped you to understand what you have read
Chart it Use with pages 16-17 of The Chocolate Farm
Your Turn • Read pgs. 83-90 (Gloria Estefan) in your student reader • Create a T-chart to record your connections and how they help you to understand the text better