What reading comprehension strategies will be taught?
Connections Children make personal connections with the text by using their schema (background knowledge). There are three main types of connections we make while reading text. Text-to-Self (T-S) refers to connections made between the text and the reader’s personal experience. Text-to-Text (T-T) refers to connections made between a text being read to a text that was previously read. Text-to-World (T-W) refers to connections made between a text being read and something that occurs in the world. Mental Images Mental images or visualizing is when the reader creates an image in their mind from the text. It is like a movie unfolding in their mind as they read. These images help readers engage with text in ways that make it personal and memorable. Readers build, revise and change their images as they continue to read. Inferring The reader uses what they know (schema) and what they read in the text to make a conclusion, prediction, and form unique interpretations of text. Inferring is often r
