Howdy! Jen Bradshaw here from TeacherKarma.com. Teaching students to consistently find the main idea of a text HAS NEVER BEEN EASY! I have several free main idea anchor charts that will be helpful during a mini-lesson, small group instruction, comprehension intervention, or ...even for adding to a reading response journal. Introduce and teach the vocabulary of main idea. Teach your students how to find the topic of a text ...before finding the main idea... Finally, the basic steps for how to find the main idea of a text. For additional lesson ideas and to get your free main idea resources, please click here. Best wishes!