Making Connections Presented by: Gloria Trevino Natalie Ferry Jennifer Gully Gina Garcia Raquel Meeks Text to Self Text to Text Text to World Making Text to Self Connections Leo the Late Bloomer Read How Leo Bloomed Draw Write Blooming Good readers always think as they read. Sometimes, the story or text reminds the reader of something that happened to them. Sharing Connections Thinking Aloud with Partner Knee to knee with partner Think about things you could not do before that you can do now. How have you bloomed? Blooming Text to Self Connections Encourage children to talk about some new skills they are working to master. Ask them to describe how they will go about learning these skills Have children describe how they feel when they accomplish their goals Some suggestions Making Text to Text Connections Text to Text Connections How can you connect to this book? Look at the author’s name Look at the illustrator’s name Look at the pictures Other Literature that can be used for Text to Text: Hooway for Wodney Wat Lunch Bunnies Making Text to World Connections Text to World Connections The reader just made a connection with the story.