1. Reciprocal Teaching
By J. Thorne
Summer 2011

2. Definition
A teaching strategy to help students focus on four reading strategies: summarizing, questioning, clarifying and predicting. Teachers and students share responsibilities

3. How It Works Read the text
Discuss the text (in small groups or with teacher)
- students are assigned roles for discussion

4. 1. Summarize 2. Clarify 3. Question 4. Predict
The Four Roles
1. Summarize
2. Clarify
3. Question
4. Predict

5. Highlight Important Details Highlight Key Ideas
Summarize
Highlight Important Details
Highlight Key Ideas

6. Questioning Ask Questions to further Understanding
Ask Questions to get Clarification
Ask about Character Motivation
Inspect Puzzling Information

7. Clarification Address Confusing Selections
Attempt To answer Questions that are Posed
Define Necessary Terms

8. Guess what Might Happen Next Use Prior Knowledge
Prediction
Guess what Might Happen Next
Use Prior Knowledge

9. Summary of Roles

10. Why use Reciprocal Teaching?
Students learn and practice four major reading strategies
Students learn to monitor their comprehension

11. Resources
Worksheet library: reciprocal teaching. (n.d.). Retrieved from