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Reciprocal Teaching Strategy

Benefits Reciprocal Teaching is a great way to learn how to determine important ideas from a reading while discussing vocabulary, developing ideas and questions, and summarizing information. It can be used across several content areas; it works particularly well with textbooks and nonfiction text. You will need: A piece of lined paper, A pen/pencil, The text book. The Steps you will do these 4 steps each time you see a new RED heading. Be sure to include ALL information from the blue headings too! 1. Prediction a. Predict what you think you will be reading about. Think about what is going to happen by asking questions like a detective might do. b. Write your prediction on your paper. 2. Question as you go a. You will generate questions as you read. Here are the three levels of questions include two of both types for every passage: i. Right-there questions (answer in the text) EX: ii. Between-the-lines questions (inference needed) EX: Bonus points for including this type of question: Critical thought questions (require your opinion) EX: b. Write your four (minimum) questions on your paper. 3. Clarify a. As you read, ask yourself what words and phrases are unclear to you. These clarifications may take the form of the following questions: i. How do you pronounce that? ii. What does this word mean? iii. I think the author is saying iv. I'm guessing prokaryote means b. Write two (minimum) clarifying statements/questions on your paper. 4. Summarize a. Summarize the passage in one of the following ways on your paper: i. 2 to 5 complete, grammatically correct sentences ii. A clear, neat concept map/graphic organizer iii. (A) clear, neat drawing(s) with labels iii.