The main idea as a pattern in reading

The reading process involves identifying patterns of information to determine the main idea that the author wants to express. Supporting details simply elaborate on the main idea.
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As you read a passage, you must focus on patterns of information. Each sentence in the paragraph gives you new clues as far as what the writer wants you to understand. You get the main points from those ideas or details. These are called the supporting details. If you want to know how to find the main idea in a paragraph, stop looking for that one sentence. Instead, focus on understanding the information the writer put in the paragraph and look for patterns. The main idea of the paragraph will become clear once you start "seeing" those details. Don't forget that sometimes the writer does not write that one sentence, which we call the main idea sentence in the paragraph because the main idea is clear enough. That's another reason not to spend too much effort looking for that "magic sentence" because it may not be there. It's implied or an implied main idea. But that is another video in this series.
FURTHER READING
About the gender pay gap, including opposing viewpoints:
The simple truth about the gender pay gap (Spring 2015). goo.gl/Bf3EbK
Five myths about the gender pay gap. goo.gl/8o7psF
Used in the video: www.pay-equity.org/info-time.html
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[@farihayesmin4763]

Sir, please add more videos on Reading Comprehension skills such as identifying bias, analyzing style and tone, making generalizations, and many more skills needed to ace reading comprehension. You teach so well and in a very fun way. Please upload more videos! A COMPLETE TUTORIAL PLAYLIST ON READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS.

[@snaplanguage]

Hi, Fariha! I plan on adding more reading videos in the future but, for now, I hope you found all the reading videos we already have. They are not called "reading comprehension skills," but they cover skills that you need to improve your reading comprehension. You can use the playlists on KZbin (with the yellow thumbnails) or see snaplanguage.io/esl/b-level/reading/ Also, make sure you clicked the bell to receive all notifications so you don't miss any of our new videos. Cheers! :D

[@farihayesmin4763]

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P.S.: By the way, if you're interested, we also have a writing course here: snaplanguage.io/esl/b-level/twp/

[@farihayesmin4763]

@@snaplanguage I will look at it for sure Sir, thank you so much.

[@sharonturner9843]

I agree. I so need an easy & understandable way to conquer reading comprehension. Its so hard to do.

[@anv.4614]

Dear Teacher Marc, thank you for your lessons.

[@snaplanguage]

You are very welcome! I'm glad you have been enjoying the channel! Make sure you clicked the bell button when you subscribed so you don't miss any of the new videos... Cheers! :D

[@auritasisi]

This video is a amazing tool for find the main idea in a text, you make a picture in your mind... any people can see it

[@snaplanguage]

Glad it made sense to you!... It makes sense to me to think of reading as forming mental pictures as you go along. It does help me a lot whenever I tackle a new passage, especially complex ones. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! :D

[@ammarhusnizulkiffli3988]

A very good way explaination of how to find a main ideas of each paragraph

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you! I'm glad you found the video informative! :D

[@leslie-ew9zw]

Thank you!! This helps me with my APUSH and English class assignments!!!!

[@snaplanguage]

Awesome! That's what the videos are there for. I'm glad you found it helpful! Enjoy the channel!

[@jerlycalvo7820]

I loved this video. I think that it shows an interesting way to see how our mind works. The man talks about a very usefull information in this moment beacuse as students we need to learn how to identify the main idea in a text. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@snaplanguage]

You are right on point! Thank you very much for watching and sharing your perspective! :D

[@silvershot970]

Snap Language I wish I had a teacher like you who could explain something like this with clarity. I’ve always naively thought of patterns as something limited to IQ tests. My college reading materials had always brought me anxiety because I would be obsessive and have the compulsion to need to know everything, word per word, sentence by sentence, before I could move on. Or burnout and forget about doing the reading assignment and coast by just listening to the professor and hopefully “get it.”

[@sergeyfox2298]

Indeed, another eye opening video. This video just exposed to me that my brain doesn't dissect text quickly to detect patterns, thus I can't see the big picture from the text. When I read, I don't think I can even see details, and hence can't pick up patterns. To detect patterns, you need working memory and processing speed to collect data and detect emergent patterns, where then I can detect patterns and therefore get the big picture. Indeed, when I'm "reading", I just see words. I can't seem to convert the natural language to images, and detect patterns. I can't detect concepts, and relate them, and see how concepts relate, probably because I am alien to the concepts And I can't relate them to see what main idea connects concepts. So reading requires ability to detect concepts, see what ideas connect concepts, and thus see the pattern: the idea that connects the dots (concepts).

[@snaplanguage]

Indeed, reading is an artificial human creation, so our brains need some extra help decoding all that information in writing. That's why sometimes we have a hard time understanding something in a book, but we quickly understand it when someone tells us about it. To keep track of the chunks of information that create the pattern in writing, it helps to take notes while reading. As you're reading, jot down quick notes on a separate piece of paper. As you do that, you may start seeing those patterns in your notes. Unless you're in a time crunch, it also helps to read part of a paragraph, look at your notes, re-read if needed, and keep moving slowly through the passage. It takes longer, but the practice helps you improve your reading fluency. I don't mean to make it sound easy. It takes practice. But I've seen students of mine who struggled with reading improve their reading after doing that for a while. Cheers! :D

[@ELITE946]

this is great i'm preparing for RLA test and i need all the help i can get, can you please make more of these .

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you! I'll do my best to keep making more videos. Thanks for watching! :D

[@doobeedoobap12]

You are amazing!!

[@thiernod8407]

I like these videos it's help a lot thanks.

[@snaplanguage]

+Thierno D I'm very glad to hear they're helpful. Thanks for watching! :)

[@shivrajkale4923]

If concept in mind is developing / build then I don't bother for speed of reading. thank you Sir

[@snaplanguage]

That's true. The purpose of reading should primarily be to understand the content the writer wants to communicate. At the same time, in some situations you may not want the process to take too long. The more practice a person has, the more efficient the process becomes, so "speed" is a byproduct of experience reading. Thanks for watching and leaving a poignant comment! :D

[@alkarimwilliams7984]

this is good

[@brightonly7603]

I actually like this!

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! :D

[@johnnyac1836]

@Snap Language They say that once u identify all the main idea of a text u can now analyze the structure of the passage. In what way?

[@alessio9657]

YOU ARE AMAZING.

[@snaplanguage]

Thank you for leaving such a nice comment

[@johnnyac1836]

Sorry... I'm just a grade 5 student and I'm a Filipino citizen that's y I'm not that fluent but I really love ur vids. So muchhh

[@mohamadzainularifinbinmohd4928]

it s great information

[@snaplanguage]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I'm glad you found the video informative :D

[@MCee]

Wow!

[@elaherostami1495]

I've heard that reading books would improve the reading skill, is it true ? If yes, please suggest some books for a high-intermediate student

[@snaplanguage]

True. Not only books but anything that grabs your interest such as online publications, newspapers, magazines, graphic novels, and so on. We don't recommend specific books on the channel because it all depends on what the person enjoys reading and the type of material they are most comfortable with. Start exploring your local library, read a variety of materials, and eventually you'll find your niche. :D

[@rw4154]

It's a very great and good explanation but I want to ask what is the difference between main idea and implied main idea.

[@snaplanguage]

Both are main ideas and work the same way. The only difference is that the stated main idea is stated in a sentence in the paragraph. An implied main idea is not written in the paragraph (that's why it's said to be implied). You should watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/rarHdYWcaL14mJo , which explains just that. Thanks for watching and for the question :D شكرا

[@rw4154]

@@snaplanguage ok thank you very much you are very very excellent in your teaching 😍

[@lydielukeba6281]

Professor, would you mind making also a video by explaining what is OT in linguistics? When linguists talk about Optimality Theory what do they really mean? It really is troublesome. I beg you. Help !

[@snaplanguage]

Hmm... I didn't even remember OT existed. It would make an interesting short video for my grammar collection. Thank you for watching and for leaving a great recommendation. Cheers!

[@rhondaroberts368]

I understand blargs and blurgs colors and position without the explanation, but when I'm reading something. I can't picture like : voice assistants, I get confused.

[@hayatsassai3606]

i have a test next month in the second day in reading comprehenshion i need help in readïng skills such as skimming previewing scanning and so on

[@snaplanguage]

Hi, Hayat. Previewing is just that; you preview, or take a look, at the information in the passage *before* you actually read it. When you do that, you start collecting information about the topic and information the author will possible include when discussing the topic. Besides the title, you look at headings, illustrations, tables and charts, and so on. Skimming is a technique some people use to gain even more insight into the passage *before* actually reading it. You can, for example, (1) quickly read the first paragraph (which usually has an introduction and the central point or thesis), (2) quickly read the one or two of the first sentences of each paragraph, and (3) read the last paragraph (which usually has the conclusion). You can also skip whole sections of the passage... because you're not really reading the passage yet; you're just trying to have a good idea what the passage is about *before* you read. Scanning is used for something different. It is used when you're looking for some very specific piece of information. You quickly scan the passage, looking for a key word or a key phrase. When you see it, you read a few sentences around it to see if that's the information you needed. Sorry for the long explanation, but I hope it helps. Thanks for watching and leaving a question! :D

[@NazriBollhassan]

Thanks. You make me understand it.

[@peterindaegu]

if you have a vareity of level of difficulties in main idea, I directly would go to my level.

[@beverlyjonas2980]

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[@PeaceEcho_]

I have complaint. It is the audio It was good video tho

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[@SpartakMs83]

Two minutes in and were looking at the wage gap... Couldn't have used a non political example eh? Or at least one that hasn't been getting debunked for 40 years?

[@snaplanguage]

Glad the video got you thinking and that you've been reading on the topic so you know so much about it. That's the power of reading, and that's what the video is all about. Cheers!

[@Roosterrman]

great video for finding the main idea in a text and you really do put out great videos but the wage gap doesn't exist and has also been proven not to exist so why push it out?