Because her students couldn't fill out the first box on the main idea-detail graphic organizer, Mrs. Grunds says, "When I think about the main idea I read through the text and find out who or what is talked about most often. So as I read through this page, I see that the first sentence tells me about forests, as does the second sentence. And the third sentence mentions trees that are in forests

The fourth sentence says something about birds in forests. I think that the main idea of this paragraph is about "forests." What teaching strategy is the teacher using to teach her students to identify the main idea?

a. think-aloud
b. prereading plan
c. previewing
d. calibrating think time


A

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