The main idea is the point or message - what an author presents and what a reader takes from a text. Searching for that main idea is a very important activity.
Find the central message. Find the most important information. Think about how it relates to other things you know from other sources, past and present. Make ...
Comprehension strategy instruction helps students become purposeful, active readers who are in control of their own reading comprehension. Summarizing · Think-alouds · Question-Answer Relationship · Story Maps
Personalize instruction for every student by selecting from 1000s of nonfiction and fiction passages and adding one (or all!) of our research-based supports ...