Resources


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 * An alternative lesson plan for introducing the Making Connections Strategy
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 * An informative article that further explains Text-Text, Text-Self, and Text-World connections; also provides some rationale for the strategy
 * McLaughlin, Maureen. //Content area reading: teaching and learning in an age of multiple literacies//. Boston: Pearson, 2010. Print.
 * This text contains an entire section that is dedicated to various instructional approaches for teaching the Making Connections strategy, including the "Connection Stems" and "Save the Last Word for Me" approaches.
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 * An alternative lesson plan for introducing the Making Connections Strategy using the overall theme of family ties
 * This site contains print-outs and interactive online activities to help students understand the strategy.
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 * This Scholastic-created site provides many ideas for introducing students to Text-Text, Text-Self, and Text-World connections, including seven lesson plans and several printable materials for use in the classroom.
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 * This teacher-created website is geared towards helping parents and teachers understand Text-Text and Text-Self connections. This site provides a basic rationale and a simple example of an alternative method of introducing students to the strategy.