Making Text Connections

This comprehension strategy means to use what you know to understand what you are reading.

• visualizing

• summarizing

• making connections

• determining importance

_{This book reminds me of the Harry Potter books because...}
This is an example of which type of connection?

• text-to-text

• text-to-self

• text-to-world

• text-to-media

Making text connections deepens our understanding of the text and helps us become better readers.

• True

• False

I read a story about a boy who loved to eat cheese for breakfast. It reminded me of the time we ran out of cereal and my mum made me a cheese sandwich for breakfast.

• text to world

• text to self

• text to text

I read a story about a boy who visited a magical land with witches and wizards. It reminded me of the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

• text to self

• text to text

• text to world

I read a book about how grocery stores get their food. It reminded me of the grocery trucks that drive by on the highway every day.

• text to self

• text to text

• text to world

I read a book about what life was like before electricity. It reminded me of the time I went camping in a cabin that had no electricity.

• text to self

• text to text

• text to world

A connection between the book and your life experiences.

• text-to-text

• text-to-self

• text-to-world

• text-to-media

A connection between the book and another book you have read.

• text-to-text

• text-to-self

• text-to-world

• text-to-media

A connection between the book and events in real life.

• text-to-text

• text-to-self

• text-to-world

• text-to-media