 WHEN USED WITH A GROUP OF STUDENTS FOR JUST DAYS, THE STUDENTS’ READING ON A COMPREHENSION ASSESSMENT INCREASED FROM 30%-80% (Palincsar and Brown)  MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN USED AS AN INTERVENTION WITH LOW PERFORMING STUDENTS (Cooper) RESEARCH ON RECIPROCAL READING STRATEGIES:

RECIPROCAL READING STRATEGIES – How do we begin?

INTRODUCING- PAULA THE PREDICTOR STRATEGY #1

PREDICT (Metacognitive Thinking Skills)  I think…  I’ll bet…  I wonder if…  I suppose…  I imagine…  I predict…

INTRODUCING- QUINCY THE QUESTIONER STRATEGY #2

QUESTIONS??????? Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? What If? Is?

INTRODUCING- CLARA THE CLARIFIER STRATEGY #3

CLARIFY How do I identify difficult words and phrases?  Sound it out  Chunk it  Reread  Read On  Ask a friend

INTRODUCING- SAMMY THE SUMMARIZER STRATEGY #4

SUMMARIZE Recall and arrange the “Big Ideas”  This section is mostly about…  I learned…  This text is about…  Put it in your own words  Ask, “Is this worth keeping?”  Ask, “Could this be a test question?”

TABLE GROUP PRACTICE…

 When working with students in small groups  When Introducing New Information  When Reading Fiction or Non-Fiction texts  When reading Informational Texts  As an intervention for struggling readers  As a Cooperative Learning Activity WHEN TO USE RECIPROCAL TEACHING STRATEGIES:

When getting information from textbooks…

When reading newspaper or magazine articles…

With Guided Reading Groups, Literature Circles, Book Clubs, Read Aloud Books, Independent Reading Books…

With Content Specific Books, Leveled Library Books

ASSIGNMENT: PLEASE USE THE INDEX CARD ON YOUR TABLE AND WRITE THE 4 STRATEGIES OF RECIPROCAL TEACHING AND THE BENEFITS OF USING R.T. STRATEGIES

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION- YOU ARE AN AWESOME GROUP OF TEACHERS!!!!