Making Connections During Reading:
Text to Self
Text to Text
Text to the World
Text-to-Self Connections
Text-to-Self Questions to Ask While Reading
•What does this remind me of in my life?
•What is this similar to in my life?
•How is this different from my life?
•Has something like this ever happened to me?
•How does this relate to my life?
Text-to-Text Connections
Text-to-Text Questions to Ask While Reading
What does this remind me of in another book I read?
How is this text similar to other things that I've read?
Have I read about something like this before?
How is this text different from other books I've read?
Text-to-the World Connections
If you ask these questions while reading, you are making text-to-the world connections.
What does this remind me of in the real world?
How is this text similar to things that happen in the real world?
How is this different from things that happen in the real world?
How did that part relate to the world around me?
Reference
The information in this PowerPoint was obtained from the following website:
https://sites.google.com/a/alaska.edu/diane-kardash/Home/making-connections
Terry Dye
April 2, 2013