Main Topic of Informational Texts

Mastery Evidence

• 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 [child] 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?”