I teach older kids, grades 6 and 8, who are in AIS (Academic Intervention
Services). They can all make the simple connections, but with my 8th
graders they really need to be able to make the deeper type that they can then
plug into literary essays. Any ideas how to work on that skill? What
h and Mentor
Todd County School District
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Mission SD 5755
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From: Stewart, L
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Date: Monday, July 06, 2009 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Text Connections Discussion
> **How do you move fro
Hi Leslie,
I think it is possible to read a book and not make any deep or meaningful
connections. That's when our reading is superficial and almost not worth our
time. I'm not sure we make no connections when we read, however. I think when
our connections are weak or there are few of them, it
**How long do you spend explicitly teaching each different type of
connection?
I'm not sure it is important to explicitly teach each different type
of connection. Once my students make a connection, we discuss how they
are connecting to the book and then talk about which of the three
types of conn
**How do you move from "basic" connections to showing students connections
that are really more meaningful? (move from "I have a dog" to "My dog acts
that way when he isn't feeling well too.")
It is often more difficult to "unteach" than to teach new. Once children have
been able to make superfi
**How long do you spend explicitly teaching each different type of
> connection?
I try to pay attention to the responses that the majority of the class gives
during whole group discussions, but typically plan on spending no more than
a week on each type. Then more teaching happens during individu
As a teacher who is fairly new to using these strategies so explicitly I
have many more questions on how to do this than I have resources and
suggestions! To start the conversation, here are some questions that I have
- please join in by sharing your experiences as well as asking questions
that yo
