Text Connections

There are three connections we make when reading:

text to text

text to self

text to world

This is one example of Andrew connecting a book he has to the world around him:

The front loader tractor is plowing "snow" off the road so people have room to drive.

Styrofoam became snow. Dry pinto beans became rocks. Pennies became dirt.

When I see that Andrew is taking interest in a topic from a book he read, I do the following:

1. Check out other books from the library on the same topic.

2. Print out pictures found on the internet that relate to the topic and label them so they can develop recognition of those words.

3. Set up a play area like the one above so that he can engage in "pretend play".

4. If there is a place we can go that relates to the book, that is ideal.