English·Reading Comprehension·procedural
Main Topic of Informational Texts
Identify the main topic and retell key details of informational texts; describe connections between individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information
Suggested ages 5–7
Learning journey
Your child is building reading skills — understanding stories by identifying characters and events, asking questions about what they read, and connecting books to their own experiences.
Evidence of understanding
- State what a non-fiction text is mostly about in one sentence
- List two or three important facts learned from an informational text
- Explain how two events or ideas in a text are connected
Assessment prompt
After Main Topic of Informational Texts reads a short fact book — like one about animals or space — can they tell you what the main topic was and give you a few key facts they learned from it?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.