Hi everyone, I'm hoping you can help me help a friend. She is piloting a new balanced literacy program that includes reading workshop. She is finding her lowest students have trouble making connections. Any connection that they make is very literal. Instead of using text, she thought she might start with pictures. She thought she would show a picture of her son playing soccer. I suggested that she tell her students "this is a picture of my son doing something that he likes to do. What do you like to do?". She also thought she would show a picture of a celebration such as a birthday and ask them to make connections. Is she on the right track with these students? 3 out of the 5 are second language learners. I think one of the reasons they make literal connections is because they lack the background knowledge. How do you build that? Is there something she should read? TIA for your help and consideration.
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