MAP 5th Grade Reading helps students build strong reading skills, understand complex texts, and apply reading strategies for success in school and life.
The main idea is the most important point that an author wants you to understand from a passage or story. Think of it as the big message or the heart of what you are reading.
Understanding the main idea helps you remember what you read and talk about it with others. It also makes answering questions easier!
Try reading a short article and summarizing what it’s mostly about in one or two sentences.
Reading a news article about recycling and realizing the main idea is 'recycling helps the environment.'
After a story about a lost dog finding its way home, you decide the main idea is 'never give up hope.'
The main idea is the central point of a passage or story.