Making Connections
“A story must have some points of contact with the reader to make him feel at home in it. Only then can he accept its wonders.”
John Steinbeck
Last month, we shared the first of the “7 Keys to Comprehension”, which was “envisioning”, or making a movie in your mind as you read. Another strategy readers use is “making connections” with the text. As you read with your children, you can model this strategy by saying things like, “That reminds me of….” Talking about other books you’ve read with a similar topic, sharing a memory or story, or relating what you read to something happening in the world are all ways that help readers to make sense of the words on the page.
John Steinbeck
Last month, we shared the first of the “7 Keys to Comprehension”, which was “envisioning”, or making a movie in your mind as you read. Another strategy readers use is “making connections” with the text. As you read with your children, you can model this strategy by saying things like, “That reminds me of….” Talking about other books you’ve read with a similar topic, sharing a memory or story, or relating what you read to something happening in the world are all ways that help readers to make sense of the words on the page.