MICROSELECTION

FINDING KEY WORDS AND MAIN IDEAS

By Quinn Freeby
What is Microselection?

■ A prerequisite for students in order for them to

understand how to find the main idea in longer
reading passages.
■ Finding key words in a single sentence.
Purpose

■ Help student to better retain the meaning of a reading

helping them to develop skills to identify and recall the
main idea.
■ Students are able to learn how to paraphrase the
meaning of a sentence
■ Helping students to understand the main idea of a
passage.
Grouping
Teacher Role

■ Introduce the Concept of Microselection

■ Model the Identification of Key Words
■ Guide Students in Practicing Microselection
■ Pair Students for Additional Practice
■ Discuss the Procedure
■ Assess to Identify the need for Additional Instruction or
Guided Practice
Student Role
■ Identify key words in a sentence that sum up the
meaning of the sentence.
■ Students can use resources such as dictionaries,
Chromebooks, peers, and teachers.
In the Classroom

■ Microselection can be used for any text set or

subject.
– Math word problems
– Short passages
– Scientific articles
– Historical readings
– Books
QUESTIONS???