Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Blue Ribbon Readers: Make Reading Connections

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

3

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. 

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

    ELA21.3.26

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

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.3.26

    Vocabulary

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

    Knowledge

    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.

    Skills

    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.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Their comprehension will be enhanced by making multiple connections between texts, themselves, and the real world.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Interactive/Game

    Resource Provider

    PBS
    Accessibility
    License

    License Type

    CUSTOM
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