Main Idea and details

One of the most important reading comprehension skills kids should master by the end of first grade is to recall the main idea and important details from a text. Here are the standards below from the Common Core:

Key Ideas and Details:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Here is a chart we made together to help solidify this skill: 

Ask your child to demonstrate this skill after they read a book at home/ or after you read to them.