Summer Fun Developing Reading Comprehension - Main Idea and Supporting Details
During this class the students will discover the importance of the main idea and develop reading comprehension skills in literature by locating the main idea and supporting details in both fiction and nonfiction passages. #academic
Hedy Dowstra-Cox, M.Ed.
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(105)
What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hoursHomework
Optional: Students may print the graphic organizer as a tool to use on future assignments in finding the main idea and supporting details.Assessment
I will complete an informal assessment throughout the lesson to check for students understanding of the reading strategy and the new concept they have learned.Class Experience
US Grade 3
This class introduces students to a reading comprehension skills strategy that helps them develop an understanding for identifying the main idea and supporting details. During the lesson the students will be able to identify key skills in finding the meaning of the main idea with supporting details. The students discover why it is important to find the main idea with supporting details in both fiction and nonfiction passages. The students complete a graphic organizer and continue to write about their reading. This allows students to support their main idea with the supporting details as text evidence.
Learning Goals
The students will develops skills in reading comprehension and determine the main idea of a text to explain how it is supported by key details to summarize the text with evidence.
Other Details
Supply List
The students will complete their assignment through the Outschool portal.
2 files available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
I will present a lesson that I created for teaching the reading comprehension strategy- finding the main ideas and supporting details.
Joined July, 2020
4.8
105reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
New Jersey Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Georgian Court University
As an elementary classroom teacher, teaching the students how to implement reading strategies is key to their success in reading comprehension.Helping students strengthen their skills in applying a specific strategy to annotate, identify the information needed for understanding ,and growing ideas about their reading. I have seen students achieve success and growth in the area of reading comprehension while implementing this reading comprehension strategy.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$15
per classMeets once
30 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-9
3-8 learners per class
