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Making Connections Teaching Resources
Use this collection of resources when teaching students how to make connections when reading a piece of text. Learning to make connections means students are able to draw on their prior knowledge and experiences to connect with the text. Students gain a deeper understanding of a piece of text and are far more engaged when they are able to make authentic connections. This collection is full of resources that you can use to show your students how a text connects to their lives, to another piece of text, or to the world around them.
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resources for those 'aha' moments
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What's the Connection? Worksheet
Review 10 writing examples and identify the type of text connection demonstrated in each: text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-world.
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Making Connections Worksheet
A worksheet for students to practice making connections with a piece of text.
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Making Text Connections Recording Sheet
A recording sheet for making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to world connections when reading a piece of text.
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Reading Response Template – Making Connections
A reading response template for students to make connections with a piece of text.
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Making Connections Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to record text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections.
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Make Connections Poster
A poster highlighting how to make connections when reading a piece of text.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint – Making Connections
A 14-slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of making connections.
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Making Connections with Text Poster
A poster showing the concepts of text to self, text to text and text to world.
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Super Six Reading Comprehension Strategies - Tolsby Frame Poster Pack
Use these Super Six comprehension question posters in the Ikea Tolsby Frames.
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Super Six Reading Comprehension Strategies - Question Flashcards
A set of question cards to use when working with the Super Six reading comprehension strategies.
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Super Six Reading Comprehension Strategies - Question Mats
A set of question mats to use when working with the Super Six reading comprehension strategies.
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Super Six Reading Comprehension Strategies - Individual Strategy Bookmarks
Bookmarks displaying the Super Six reading comprehension strategies.
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Super Six Reading Comprehension Strategies Bookmark
A bookmark displaying the Super Six reading comprehension strategies.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to help students activate their prior knowledge before reading.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Poster
A poster explaining how to activate prior knowledge before reading.
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Super Six Reading Comprehension Strategies Poster Pack
A pack of 7 posters which explain the Super Six reading comprehension strategies.
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Reading Strategies Poster Pack
A pack of 10 posters explaining some of the most commonly used reading comprehension strategies.
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120 Comprehension Strategy Question Cards
A set of 120 open-ended question cards to help students apply comprehension strategies when reading.
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Making Connections with Text Posters
Posters showing the concepts of text to self, text to text and text to world.
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Comprehension Strategy Teaching Resource Pack - Making Connections
An extensive resource pack to help students understand the concept of making connections.
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Making Connections
A 60-minute lesson in which students will learn and apply the reading comprehension strategy of making connections.