CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.2
The Standard
Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Speaking and Listening Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students listen to a read-aloud or study information in a video, image, chart, or recording. They identify the central point and choose facts that explain or support it.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students state the central point in their own words. They select accurate facts from spoken, visual, or numerical information and explain how each fact supports that point.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose an interesting fact instead of the overall point. They may list details without explaining how those details connect to the point. They may also rely only on spoken words and ignore information in images, charts, or numbers.
How to Assess It
- Read a short paragraph aloud and show one related chart. Ask students to write the central point and two supporting facts, including one from the chart.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Read a short article aloud, then have pairs sort prepared fact cards under matching central-point cards.
Show a photo and read its caption aloud, then ask students which shared idea both sources communicate and what evidence supports it.
Play Detail Detective, where teams hear a short passage and earn points by matching each detail to the correct central point.
Use a weather forecast video and temperature chart to identify the overall forecast and the facts families would use to plan clothing.
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Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.2
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