Reading Comprehension: What is the Main Idea?

by Katrina Bevan- Speech Language Pathologist

Price: 200 points or $2 USD

Subjects: speech,cognitionMemory,receptiveLanguage,cognition,cognitionProblemSolving,expressiveLanguage

Grades: 13,1,2

Description: Knowing the main idea of a story is important for reading comprehension. The following Boom Cards™ provide students a chance to read a paragraph and choose what is the main idea of the story. Students are presented with a story and 3 pictures with possible answers. Students click on the picture that they think will answer "What is the main idea?". If correct the picture will circle with green. If wrong it will circle/cross out with red and give the student another chance to answer until they find the correct response. Your purchase includes: Access to the 15 Boom Cards™ in this deck on the Boom Learning™ website 1 Instruction card (at the start of the deck) 1 Congratulations/completion card (at the end of the deck) Preparation: No prep! Boom Cards™ are played on a website so no printing, laminating or cutting! You will need to: Purchase this product and add the deck to your Boom library (You will have to create or log into your Boom account) The deck will now stay in your library ready for use with your students! I like to use this set of Boom Cards™ for: → Distance Learning on computers, tablets and phones → Telepractice/telehealth → Understanding main ideas & topics → Early reading comprehension → Receptive & expressive language → For children with language delays or ESL