Chapter 40.1
Connect Your Life to Stories You Read
You will learn how to use your experiences and memories to understand new books and make reading more exciting.
What You'll Learn
You connect your experiences to understand new stories better.
Prior knowledge helps you predict what happens in books.
Text connections make reading more fun and meaningful always.
Your memories and experiences improve your reading comprehension skills.
What You'll Practice
1
You practice connecting personal experiences to story characters situations.
2
You identify how your knowledge helps understand new books.
3
You use memories to make predictions about story events.
Why This Matters
You need this skill because connecting your experiences to stories helps you understand and remember what you read much better.
This Unit Includes
Practice exercises
Learning resources
Skills
Prior Knowledge
Text Connections
Personal Experience
Reading Strategies
Making Predictions
AB Curriculum Aligned
