Implied main ideas and a reading strategy to figure them out

To figure out the implied main idea of a paragraph, use this simple reading strategy. Whether the main idea is stated or implied, the supporting details show patterns of information that help you to understand 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. This is the main topic of this video.
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. That's the main focus of this video.

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[jerlycalvo]

The video shows a great example. People can find a fabulous tool here to improve their reading in english. As Marc Franco says in the video is very important to discover the details in a text for achieve the idea.

[auritasisi]

The main idea is connect with the theme, and this video shows it very easy ... thanks for these tools

[codingwithkenny]

Thank you sir! I’m struggling a lot with implied main idea mainly because language arts is not my subject. I’m more of a math person, but I really appreciate the hard work you put in your videos. I subbed by the ways!

[sergeyfox]

This video is absolutely eye opening.

A) The implied main idea of the paragraph seems arbitrary, where I am supposed to guess what the author wants me to pick up, and that it appears that multiple main ideas exist.

However, it's possible because I can't dissect a paragraph like that, to pick apart a text like this appears to be an abstract ability, where the reader is able to strip the text down into digestible components, and be able to engage in verbal pattern detection and picking up the mental states of the author, when decoding the text.

Indeed, the complexity of picking up the main ideas, whether explicit or Implicit, is amazingly high.

It can be said that reading ability is different from Intellectual ability, because reading engages different parts of the brain seperate from parts of the brain that triggers Intellectual ability.

Looking at this, I have enough sense and maturity to acknowledge that my ability to read to pick up main ideas, supporting details of the text is vastly inferior. My brain looks at texts and I can only see words. I can't detect text structure, elements in the text, despite that when a person describes these processes of reading, I grasp that Analysis of text structure, diction, Argumentation, synthesis of main ideas to derive thesis statement, creation of text in one's head involves bloom's taxonomy but for reading ability. This might explain why folks who are reading disabled can be interpreted as less intelligent, because reading tends to engage abstract thinking.

People who can read like this exhibit abstract thinking ability; but this doesn't mean that people with advanced abstract thinking ability can read like that. I definitely understand how easy it is to misdiagnose people's Intellectual ability based on more visible actions like reading.

[IrfansVloks]

Just subscribing, after looking at the videos several times
Thanks

[szhr]

Thank you, thank you, and thank you!!! Watching this video has finally made implied main ideas, make sense.

[sycrayt]

Thanks your videos are so helpful, now instead of reading I can use your advance reading techniques and just look for key points. It’s much faster yet harder but I need a lot of practice, this technique seems a lot of efficient.

[sharonturner]

At 54 yrs young, I'm just now really understanding main ideas. Thank you so much. I may just start being interested in reading books. Do you have anything for reading comprehension for adults?

[jadejeddaline]

Thank you so much! It all makes sense now, God bless you❤

[teresasierra]

I was reading it and I noticed this mistake: the omission of 'to' in 'Do you want to learn how to eat sushi the traditional way?' But the explanation is very clear to understand.

[milenacollado]

It is a great video. Teaching an easy way to identify the main idea. Thank you.

[ammarhusnizulkiffli]

A very good explaination on how to identify the implied main ideas of each paragraph

[maniesanders]

This video was helpful it broke the Paragraph down so I can Identify the main and it’s detail

[henry]

Yo this video helps me alot it's so easy to understand

[dharmalingamgunaratnam]

its very helpful..i was too confused about main ideas and implied main idea but now it make sense.
thankyou.

[sandeepkaur-yxqz]

Thank you so much this is very informative video

[ahsankabirnuhel]

It helps tremendously in IELTS Match Heading section

[soodabehmousavi]

thanks. It was a great and helpful video.

[RLugun]

yes sir I have, but not much I am searching for techniques . When I saw your videos I was taken away, I really enjoy your study methods .I hope you will give us again some useful methods.

[cristinagudiel]

Dear Mr:
Can you please make a video about how to write a story? It could include this, the stated main ideas, main ideas, details, topics, supporting details, grammar, author's purpose, contex clues, and more. Yea I know it's late but I would really appreciate a video like that plus it would let me understand more.


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