A simple, yet powerful, way to promote comprehension is to ask readers to make a connection to the text they've listened to or read. Try modeling this for your child at home by using one the following sentence stems:
* This story made me think of something from my own life!
I can make a text to self connection; one time I ....
* This story made me think of another story I've read;
I can make a text to story connection...
* This story made me think of something in the world;
I can make a text to world connection...
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