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Blue Ribbon Readers: Make Reading Connections

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

Blue Ribbon Readers: Make Reading Connections

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/psu11la.reading.brrconn/blue-ribbon-readers-make-connections/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Interactive/Game

Overview:

This WPSU interactive Make Connections Game gives students practice in making mental connections between the text and things the reader already knows. These connections can include things readers have read (text-to-text), things they've seen or heard (text-to-world), and things they've done (text-to-self). The game is part of Blue Ribbon Readers, a collection of games designed to help elementary school students learn to read. This game is recommended for students in grades 2 - 5.

This resource is particularly helpful with allowing students the opportunity to practice identifying text comparisons in the 3rd grade.

Content Standard(s):

English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3

26. Use text comparisons (text to text, text to self, and text to world) to make meaning.

a. Use prior knowledge to determine similarities between texts they are reading and texts they have previously read.

b. Compare different versions of the same story.

Unpacked Content

Teacher Vocabulary:

26.

Text comparison
Text to text
Text to self
Text to world
Meaning

26a.

Prior knowledge
Determine
Similarities

26b.

Compare
Versions

Knowledge:

26. Students know:

Comparison is identifying similarities between two things.
Text to text comparison means to identify similarities between two texts.
Text to self comparison means to identify similarities between a text and a personal experience.
Text to world comparison means to identify similarities between a text and a current event or background knowledge.

26a.

Prior knowledge is what they already know.
Information gathered from texts they have previously read becomes part of their prior knowledge.

26b.

Comparison is identifying similarities between two things.

Skills:

26. Students are able to:

Compare two texts to make meaning of the information presented in the text.
Compare a text to their personal experiences to make meaning of the information presented in the text.
Compare a text to a current event or their background knowledge to make meaning of the information presented in the text.

26a.

Use prior knowledge to make comparisons between texts.
Determine similarities between a text they are currently reading and a text that have read in the past.

26b.

Identify similarities between different versions of the same story.

Understanding:

26. Students understand that:

Their comprehension will be enhanced by making multiple connections between texts, themselves, and the real world.

26a.

Their prior knowledge can help make connections between texts.
Each text they read increases their background knowledge, and they can make connections to new texts to improve their comprehension.

26b.

Different authors can produce different versions of the same story.
They can improve their comprehension by making connections between two similar texts.

Tags:

Prior Knowledge, Text Comparisons, text to Self, Text to Text, Text to World

License Type:

Custom Permission Type
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Accessibility

Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles

Comments

Support materials for use with students have been included in the form of discussion questions and a background essay.

This resource provided by:

Author:

Jessica Byrd

ALEX Classroom Resource

Blue Ribbon Readers: Make Reading Connections