Reading+Strategies+-+Connecting

= = = Connect - connect to what you already know = = Text - Self = = Text - Text = = Text - World = = = Proficient readers spontaneously and purposefully recall their relevant prior knowledge (schema) before, during and after they read and learn (text to self connections).

Proficient readers use their prior knowledge to make sense of new information as they read and store that new information with related information in memory.

Proficient readers assimilate information from text and other learning experiences into their relevant prior knowledge and make changes in their schema to accommodate the new information. Linking new understandings to other stored knowledge makes it easier to remember and apply the new information.

Proficient readers use 6 types of schema when comprehending text and learning new material:


 * memories from particular experiences and emotions that shed light on the evnts, characters and so on in a book ( text to self connections)
 * specific knowledge about the topic; general world knowledge ( ext to world connections)
 * specific knowledge about text topics, themes, content, structure, and organisation (text to text connections)
 * their knowledge of potential obstacles o comprehension (particularly in nonfiction text or text with completely unfamiliar content)
 * knowledge about their own reading tendencies, preferences and styles
 * specific knowledge about the author/ illustrator and the tools he/she uses to create meaning.

Here are some great resources from Busy Teachers Cafe! Click on the banner to take you there!

Try the "Building Bridges" interactive game to practise connecting.
 * TASK:**

Click here to go to the site -

Use the code belmores00000 to enter.

Then click on the Bridge icon and drag it into the book to start the activity.