Download or read book Discovering Main Idea and Supporting Details written by Tanja Sowell Brannen and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering Main Idea & Supporting Details includes 30 short, nonfiction reading passages and 30 formative assessments. Each passage has a main idea pyramid and a short formative assessment (multiple choice). This book provides opportunities for repeated practice in the skill areas of finding the main idea and supporting details through high-interest, nonfiction reading passages. Egyptian themed. Includes answer key. For use with Grades 4-8.