Description

Reciprocal teaching is a strategy used during reading. Students are given a passage or selection to read and then assigned a specific role. The summarizer with summarize what has been read, although other group member may contribute as well. The questioner will formulate questions for the group to respond to, which should help the group to focus on the main point of the passage. The clarifier will help to clarify any points that group members may be confused about. Any group member may point these out. The predictor has the group present their predictions for the next section and shares a prediction of their own. These predictions should be recorded in a group notebook or journal.

Content Application
Social Studies/Language Arts: Students will read Night, by Elie Wiesel. Students will count off by 4s - all the ones will be the summarizer, 2s will be the questioner, 3s will by the clarifier, and 4s will be the predictor. The group leader will rotate each time the group meets. Students will meet every 10 pages to discuss the book. A group journal will be kept to keep track of questions, summaries, confusing points, and predictions. The teacher will go through the journals after each meeting and write a response to the students.

Intelligence Style

Reciprocal Teaching
High

Modifications

Verbal-Linguistic: Students must read a given passage to themselves, then orally discuss it with their group mates. Intrapersonal: Students must reflect on what they have read in order to identify points of personal confusion and to make predictions. Interpersonal: Students will discuss the reading with their group mates.

Students will read Night, by Elie Wiesel. Students will keep track of questions, points of confusion, and other note-worthy moments while reading by using post-it notes. Students will meet every 10 pages. The group leader and group roles will change every meeting, so students should be prepared. a group journal will be kept and responded to by the teacher after each meeting. Students will be split into groups of 5 while reading Night. The fifth person will be the group leader/recorder. This person will be responsible for writing the groups questions and predictions in the group notebook, and will make sure everyone take turns.

Low