Problem D. Student has difficulty identifying topic sentences and main ideas of materials.
1. Teach student that the first sentence of a paragraph is usually a topic sentence and main idea.
2. Teach the student that the main idea and topic sentence will contain information answering any "wh" question, and it will most likely be the main idea of the paragraph
3. Teach the student that the main idea or topic sentence in a paragraph usually makes sense when it stands alone
4. Highlight main ideas in one color and supporting details in another color
2. Teach the student that the main idea and topic sentence will contain information answering any "wh" question, and it will most likely be the main idea of the paragraph
3. Teach the student that the main idea or topic sentence in a paragraph usually makes sense when it stands alone
4. Highlight main ideas in one color and supporting details in another color