Come Read With Me

École Elsie Mironuck School

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

January 2008

Tonight’s Focus:

‣ Making Connections: Background Knowledge*

‣ Decoding Strategy:

‣ How To Choose A Level Appropriate Book

*Making Connections is taken directly from the “7 Keys of Comprehension” by Susan Zimmermann and Chrys Hutchins.

Experience - Luggage

A First Grade Student

“Background knowledge helps me make connections between what I read and what I know- little connections like ‘I have a dog,’ and big connections liker ‘pets that die.’ Background knowledge helps me understand the story better.’’

Activating Knowledge

Still not convinced?

Connections

Text to self

Text to text

Text to world

Text to

Text to

Text to

Preschool readers

Emerging readers

Advancing readers

Reveal thinking