Connecting reading to experience
English · Reading Comprehension · meta
Link what is read or heard to own experiences; draw on background knowledge and vocabulary to support understanding of texts
What mastery looks like
- Make text-to-self connections (e.g. 'This reminds me of when I...')
- Use personal experience to understand a character's feelings
- Relate events in a story to own life to deepen comprehension
Check your understanding
When Connecting reading to experience hears or reads a story about something familiar — like going to school or visiting a grandparent — do they connect it to their own life and use that to help understand what's happening?
Prerequisites
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