Main Topic of Informational Texts
Identify the main topic and retell key details of informational texts; describe connections between individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information
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The main topic is what the whole text is mostly about. Key details tell important facts. A connection explains how two ideas, events, or people relate.
Spend 10–15 minutes reading a short informational text, naming its main topic, recalling two key details, and explaining one connection.
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- State what a non-fiction text is mostly about in one sentence
- List two or three important facts learned from an informational text
- Explain how two events or ideas in a text are connected
“After your child reads a short fact book — like one about animals or space — can they tell you what the main topic was and give you a few key facts they learned from it?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Reading Comprehension
- Age range
- Ages 5–7