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Main Idea Instruction

Main Idea Instruction is a reading comprehension strategy that belongs to the category of reading intervention techniques, specifically designed to teach students how to identify, extract, and synthesize the central theme or primary message of a text, distinguishing it from supporting details and peripheral information.

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191

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97

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2017–2026

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96

Enhancing Main Idea Comprehension for Students with Learning Problems

Asha K. Jitendra, Mary Kay Hoppes, Yan Ping Xin · The Journal of Special Education · 2000 · 185 citations

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The effects of cooperative learning and direct instruction in reading comprehension strategies on main idea identification.

Robert Stevens, Robert E. Slavin, Anna M. Farnish · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1991 · 172 citations

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The Helping Behaviors of Fifth Graders While Using Collaborative Strategic Reading during ESL Content Classes

Janette K. Klingner, Sharon Vaughn · TESOL Quarterly · 2000 · 170 citations

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The Effectiveness of a Direct Instruction Paradigm for Teaching Main Idea Comprehension

James F. Baumann · Reading Research Quarterly · 1984 · 165 citations

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READING COMPREHENSION OF EXPOSITORY SCIENCE MATERIAL AND STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: A COMPARISON OF STRATEGIES

Jeffrey P. Bakken, Margo A. Mastropieri, Thomas E. Scruggs · The Journal of Special Education · 1997 · 137 citations

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Authors

191

  1. SV
    Sharon Vaughn

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    5 publications · 254 citations

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  2. JF
    James F. Baumann

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    5 publications · 317 citations

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  3. RS
    Robert Stevens

    Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 257 citations

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  4. AK
    Asha K. Jitendra

    Lehigh University, United States

    4 publications · 282 citations

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  5. VC
    Victoria Chou Hare

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    3 publications · 102 citations

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Institutions

97

  1. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    579 citations

  2. Lehigh University

    Bethlehem, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    806 citations

  3. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    323 citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    295 citations

  5. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    80 citations

  6. University of Minnesota System

    Minneapolis, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    75 citations

  7. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  8. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    90 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Educational Psychology

    6 publications · 416 citations

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  2. Journal of Reading Behavior

    JRB · 5 publications · 239 citations

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  3. Reading World

    4 publications · 84 citations

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  4. Learning Disability Quarterly

    LDQ · 4 publications · 260 citations

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  5. The Journal of Reading

    3 publications · 47 citations

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