Which are the types of connections commonly used in reading?

• A. Text to self, text to text, text to world
• B. Text to author only
• C. Text to translation only
• D. Text to movie only

Answer: (A)

Making connections while reading helps you understand and relate to what you read. The three most common types are text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world.

Text-to-self means linking the story to your own life—your feelings, experiences, or events you’ve gone through. This makes the text feel personal and memorable. Text-to-text involves connecting what you’re reading to other books or texts you’ve read, so you can compare characters, themes, or ideas. Text-to-world means relating the text to real-world knowledge, events, or issues outside the book, helping you see how the story fits into a bigger picture.

These connections are taught because they activate prior knowledge, deepen comprehension, and support inference and critical thinking. Other kinds of connections, like linking only to the author, translation, or a movie adaptation, don’t encompass the broad, commonly used strategies for building understanding in reading.