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Reading Strategies
Making Connections, Making Predictions, Asking Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the primary benefit of making connections while reading? | It helps readers to better understand and relate to a text. |
| What are the four main types of connections a reader can make to a text? | Text-to-Self, Text-to-Text, Text-to-Media, and Text-to-World. |
| A connection made between the text and your own life or personal experiences is called a _____ connection. | Text-to-Self |
| What type of connection relates the current story to a text you have previously read? | Text-to-Text |
| Term: Text-to-Media connection | Definition: A connection made between the text and other forms of media, such as TV, movies, or the internet. |
| Connections made between a text and events in the real world are categorized as _____. | Text-to-World |
| When using a sentence frame to make a connection, what should the reader state first? | What happened in the text. |
| Why do good readers ask questions during the reading process? | To help better understand the text and to give a purpose to their reading. |
| At what three specific stages of reading should a good reader ask questions? | Before reading, while reading, and after reading. |
| When should a reader ask a question regarding vocabulary or terminology? | When they don't know what something means. |
| Readers should ask questions when they are confused or need _____. | clarification |
| What should a reader do when they are curious about something in the text? | Ask a question. |
| What is the definition of making a prediction in reading? | Using clues from a story to guess what will happen next. |
| Name two visual elements on a book's cover that readers use to make predictions | Titles and pictures. |
| Readers make predictions by using background knowledge and past _____. | experience |
| What logical recurrence within a text can a reader look for to make a prediction? | Patterns |
| Besides titles, pictures, and patterns, what else should readers look for inside the text to make predictions? | Clues |
| If you relate a book to a YouTube video or a website you visited, what type of connection is that? | Text-to-Media |
| If you relate a story to a current event in the news, what type of connection is that? | Text-to-World |
| If a story reminds you of a camping trip you once took, what type of connection is that? | Text-to-Self |
| If a character in a book reminds you of a character in another novel, what type of connection is that? | Text-to-Text |
| When should you ask a question regarding general comprehension of the plot? | When you don't understand something. |
| Readers should ask questions when they _____ about something in the text. | wonder |
| Besides before and after reading, when else should a good reader ask questions? | While reading. |
| List three specific examples of media used in Text-to-Media connections according to the chart. | TV, movies, and the internet. |
| After stating what happened in the text, what is the required next step in making a connection? | Use a sentence starter to make a connection. |
| Making predictions involves using past experience and background _____. | knowledge |
| The prompt "What did it mean when..." is a sentence frame for which reading strategy? | Asking Questions |
| The prompt "I remember when..." is a sentence frame for which reading strategy? | Making Connections |