Breanna Cook

CCSS R.I.5.2: Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are
supported by key details; summarize the text.
Data Instructional
Findings Implications EOL Assessme
(Source & Score) Strategy

The student The article I used The student is aware I will use the The student w
completed a to model with the of main idea but is “Five Finger trace his hand
writing sample for student may have intimidated when Retell” and write the
me about on of his been slightly asked to find it in a instructional main idea in th
experiences. I used above the text. He is relying strategy with this palm and the
a rubric to score his student’s too heavily on lesson. The details on the
writing. According readability level. assistance and student has used fingers.
to the rubric, he However, I support. five finger retell
scored exceeds provided extra in class before, so
expectations for scaffolding. He this strategy
content, was able to tell me should be more
organization, and details from the relatable and less
legibility. article, but intimidating for
forming the main him. I will
idea was a provide a short
struggle for him. passage for the
Before he began student to
writing his own complete a five
story, he required finger retell.
prompting to
determine how to
word his topic into
a main idea
sentence. As he
wrote his story, he
needed a helpful
reminder to
include the main
idea sentence at
either the
beginning or end
of the story.

Procedures:
1. In working with main idea we have used many different strategies. Today,
we will use a common strategy and one that you have used before in class.
We will use the five finger retell.
2. Lets do a five figer retell together for this passage called “The Wolf.”
 http://www.k5learning.com/sites/all/files/reading-comprehension-
worksheet-grade-4-Wolf.pdf
3. Trace your hand on this piece of paper. Now, you will read the following
passage and right the main idea in the center of the hand and the details for
the main idea on the fingers. (a piece of paper and a copy of the passage will
be given to the student)
 Do you know how long it takes the planets to go around the sun? Our
planet, Earth, takes 365 days. Mercury, the smallest planet, only takes
88 days to go around the sun. All of the planets in our solar system
take a different number of days or years to go around the sun.
4. Have you noticed a difference in your ability to determine the main idea
when reading? I have seen you become much stronger in finding the main
idea and details. Remember to keep practicing during your independent
reading time!

**Notes during/after lesson five:

When using the short passage he was better able to determine the main idea and the
supporting details on his own. Overall, I believe he has made progress throughout
the one-on-one process.