Launching Lesson 7 Launching Lesson 7 Born to Read (cover of the book) Born to Read (first page) Asking questions that connect to our Sam is a baby and he is already reading. I personal experiences to what we’re reading don’t remember reading as a baby. helps us better understand the text. Does anything in the book remind me of something that happened in my own life or the life of someone I know? (Read the next two pages) Sam’s mom read him a lot of books. Did someone read to you before you were able to read by yourselves? (students respond) I recognize some of these books. Do you? Launching Lesson 7 Launching Lesson 7 Born to Read (Place later in book) Born to Read (after reading back cover) (Make personal connections to share with students). When we read it’s important to ask ourselves Have you ever read about something to learn how to do it? questions to help us make connections. Ask yourselves does this remind me of anything in my own life? How is this similar to my life? Have I ever done anything that characters are doing? How is it different? Has something like this ever happened to me?