connections
What is making connections between the current text and other texts you've read?
text to text
What does it mean to use visualization skills while reading?
imagine the story images in your mind
What are the three phrases of questioning?
Before, during, and after reading
What text connection is it when you relate the text to your own personal experiences or life?
text to self
What are the five senses you can use while actively visualizatng while you read?
Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch, Taste
What is one way to use the questioning strategy before reading?
Look at the title & any images
Scan headings & subheadings
Review any bold or highlighted text
Consider what you already know
Make initial predictions
What type of text connection is it when you connect the text's ideas or events to the world, history, or current events.?
text to world
What is one reason viosualization is important while reading?
Improves comprehension, increases retention, engages emotionally
What is one way to use the questioning strategy during reading?
Question unfamiliar words
Challenge author's claims
Make connections to personal experience
Note confusing passages
Track main ideas & supporting details
How can understanding the author's background influence your connection to the text?
A character's struggle that parallels their own life experiences
Imagine you are reading a story about a busy city, name 3 things you might visualize.
Answers will vary (see, smell, touch, taste, hear)
What is one way to use the questioning strategy after reading?
What is the author's main message?
Does this make sense?
How does this connect to what I already know?
What evidence supports the author's points?
What images or feelings does this create?