Making connections
You can make three types of connections:
1. 2. 3.
Making connections
When you make connections, you think: I use what I know to understand what I read Make connections by thinking:
It reminds me of when I read ... because ... (text to text) It reminds me of the time I ... because ... (text to self) It reminds me of something I read because ... (text to text, or text to world) It reminds me of something I heard about because ... (text to world)
Asking questions
When you ask questions, you think: If I ask questions, I can look for answers
before I read as I read after I read. I wonder... I was confused when... How could that be? Why do you think? Who What... Where When...
Inferring
When you infer, you think: Questioning as I read helps me draw conclusions, make predictions and reflect on my reading. When the author doesn't answer my questions I must infer... Start an inference by thinking:
Maybe... I think... It could be ... It's because... Perhaps... It means that ... I'm guessing...
Predicting
When you Predict, you think: Questioning as I read helps me draw conclusions, make predictions and reflect on my reading. When the author doesn't answer my questions I must predict... Start a prediction by thinking:
Maybe... I think... It could be ... It's because... Perhaps... It means that ... I'm guessing...
Determining importance
When you determine importance, you think: I understand the main ideas of the text and what the author's message is. Determine what is important by thinking:
The text was mostly about... The author is trying to tell us that... I learned... The important details were...
Synthesizing
When you synthesize, you think: I combine what I know with new information to understand the text. Synthesize by thinking:
Now I get it! This makes me think of... I learned that ... I understand this because of ....
I get stuck on a word when I get confused Ill use context clues to define the word Ill reread to clarify the meaning Ill use my questions and connections