Making Connections in Reading

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What is making connections in reading?

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The process of relating what you read to your own personal experiences or background knowledge.

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How many common types of connections do readers make?

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Three common types.

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Text to self

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Connections are personal connections that the reader makes between a text and his or her own thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

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Text to text

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Connections that the reader makes between a text and ideas in other texts he or she has read.

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Text to world

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Connections are larger connections that the reader makes between a text and their knowledge of history, current events, and how the world works.