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Reading Response: Main Idea and Details
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Date:
Today I am practising: identifying a central idea and supporting details
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Read a short paragraph or page. Name who or what it is mostly about.
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Finish: This text is mostly about ___.
3
Draw or write one detail that supports your idea.
4
Add a second detail from the text or picture.
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Add a third detail that fits the same main idea.
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Tell an adult why one extra detail does not belong.
- Choose a short, familiar informational paragraph or picture book page.
- Ask the child to point to each detail in the source before recording it.
- If the main idea is too broad, offer two possible ideas and ask which all details support.