Systematic main idea instruction was delivered to minority high school students in four 75-minute lessons patterned upon suggestions from the instructional literature. A counterpart control group ...

Many students experience anxiety over main idea questions on ACT and SAT Reading sections. These question types can be daunting because they require you to synthesize large chunks of text rather than ...

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Why do so many students struggle to understand what they read, even after they learn how to read? That’s a topic of hot debate among reading researchers. One camp has been arguing that schools have ...

The main ideas are the most important points of what you read. As you are reading you should think about the general message that is being expressed. Some people find highlighting or jotting down key ...

The audience is the group of people who are most likely to read a text. Think about the subject matter, content and language to help you decide who the audience could be. The main ideas are the most ...

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In this lesson, Shawna explains the seven steps you can follow to improve your reading skills at university. Hello my name is Shawna. Today we're going to look at some strategies to help improve your ...