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comprehension of informational texts

What do we mean by “main idea”?

There are many interpretations of the term “main idea” or “central idea.” In my search for clarity, I have turned to the 1986 text Teaching Main Idea Comprehension, edited by Jim Baumann. (Sadly, this book is out of print.) In the first chapter, James Cunningham and David Moore describe research that revealed the many interpretations …Read more

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