Finding Main Ideas Through Reading
Grade 6 Reading Comprehension Special Education Resource Class
What We'll Learn Today
Identify the main idea in reading passages Find supporting details that prove the main idea Share our own reading interests Practice with a passage about student readers
Warm-Up: What Do You Love to Read?
Think about your favorite reading topics Share with a partner or the group We'll write everyone's interests on the board
Reading Strategy: Multiple Ways to Access Text
Option 1: Read silently at your own pace Option 2: Follow along while teacher reads aloud Option 3: Listen to the audio recording Choose what works best for you!
As We Read, Think About This:
What do ALL the students in this passage have in common about reading? What is the BIG idea that connects everyone's experiences?
Finding the Main Idea Together
The main idea tells us what the whole passage is mostly about Supporting details give us proof and examples Let's use our graphic organizer with sentence starters Highlight key phrases that support your main idea
Share and Discuss
Share your main idea and supporting details Listen respectfully to classmates Ask questions or add your thoughts Use sentence frames to help you participate
Wrap-Up: What Did We Learn?
Finding the main idea helps us understand any text Supporting details prove our thinking Everyone has different reading interests - and that's great! Exit ticket: Write about YOUR favorite reading topic