Hi, everyone! You probably remember that Mia and I have this map, and we're on a
quest for giant buried treasure filled with the most exciting books in all the land!
That's right, Mia! The treasure chest started with five padlocks on it, but
we've already collected two of the special keys to open it: the keys to reading comprehension.
Last time, you helped us to figure out the main idea of a passage, and you helped us to get the
second key. That means the treasure chest now has only three padlocks on it! That means we are
going to need three more special keys to open it. So, we're going to practice more of our
reading skills, read our map, get the keys, and recover the treasure. Are you ready? Off we go!
Before we get our third key to reading comprehension,
do you remember what reading comprehension is?
Comprehension means understanding, so reading comprehension is being able
to understand what you read. That means thinking about what you're reading while
you're reading it so you can pick up on important details. When we're reading,
an author gives us lots of information that's written right there on the page.
But a detail is not the main idea or what the passage is mostly about.
A detail is just a small bit of information that helps us understand what we read while we're...
Look, a turtle! She has a sign on her back that says
"details." We were just talking about details in a text. And look! She's guarding the third key.
We have got to get that third key to reading comprehension so we can open the treasure chest.
This sea turtle is going super slowly, really paying attention to where she puts each flipper.
Hey, that reminds me of how when we're reading a text, we can slow down and look for details.
An author might give details about where or when something is happening.
They might give details about who a character is or what they're doing or information about what
something is. They might give details that explain the reasons why something happens,
how it happens, or how many of something there are. I bet if we figure out some
details in a text, we can get this third key. Mia, do you have a passage we can use? Thanks!
"Sea turtles are amazing animals that live in the ocean.
Every year, female sea turtles travel many miles to return to the same beach where they were born.
This is where they lay their eggs. When the turtle reaches the beach, she carefully chooses a spot.
She uses her strong flippers to dig a hole in the sand. She lays a group of eggs,
or a clutch, inside. This group can be anywhere from fifty to two hundred eggs!
After laying the eggs and covering them with sand, the turtle makes her way back to the ocean. The
baby turtles develop inside the eggs for the next two months, until it is time to hatch!"
Wow! No wonder the sea turtle has to focus on the details.
There are a lot of details and a lot of eggs that go into a nesting season!
If you asked me a question about details in the passage, I could answer it.
Hey, there's a question right there! "Where do sea turtles lay their eggs?" Okay,
a detail that's going to tell us where something is happening. Where do sea turtles lay their eggs?
I saw the word "beach," but the passage was even more detailed than that.
The passage says sea turtles lay their eggs on "the same beach where they were born."
Let's find another detail. Sea turtles lay a group of eggs in the sand.
What is that group of eggs called? That's a detail that's going to tell us more information about
what something is called. So, what is that group of eggs called? Pause the video if you need to.
Okay, what is the group of eggs called? I found the place where the passage talks about the group
of eggs, but the detail is that a group of sea turtle eggs is called... a "clutch"! Nice work!
I think this turtle is ready to give us the third key to reading comprehension.
All we have to do is find one more detail in the text.
The question is, how many eggs does a sea turtle lay in one group? That detail is going to tell
us how many of something there are. So, how many eggs does a sea turtle lay in one group?
It looks like the turtle is going to give us three choices.
When a sea turtle lays a group of eggs, does she lay 5 to 10, 50 to 200,
or 15 to 100? Don't forget that you can pause if you need to.
When a sea turtle lays a group of eggs, she lays... 50 to 200!
Yes, you did it! The third key to reading comprehension is finding the details in the text.
I just know that we're going to be able to get the other keys
and make our way to this treasure, and I can't wait to do it with you!
See you when we hunt for the next key, and don't forget to always stay clever!