Comprehension Strategies
Reciprocal TeachingDescription: Reciprocal Teaching is an instructional activity used in small group reading sessions. Teachers model the strategy and then students eventually lead the discussion to predict, question, clarify, and summarize the reading.
Purpose: The purpose of Reciprocal Teaching is for student to become involved in the reading and check their comprehension by thinking about their thought process during reading and asking question to help make the material more comprehensible. Procedure: 1. Introduce the selected text and strategy to the students. 2. Put students in groups of four and assign each student their role as the teacher, predictor, questioner, clarifier, or summarizer. 3. Distribute one note card to each member of the group identifying each person's unique role: 4. The students take a picture walk through the text to make accurate prediction bout the reading material. 5. As students either read chorally as a group of independently they stop to ask question and clarify words or phrases that are confusing. 6. After everyone is done reading the section the leader initiates the group discussion in summarizing the text. 7. The student switch roles till each sections reading is completed. This way they all get a chance to participate in the role playing of every character. Classroom Integration: • To read non fiction text for facts and information • Use for language arts as students read passages for facts • Use when discussing current event articles Variation: Pair a student with lower reading skills with one who is more advanced to work together. Ask students to write out questions about parts of the story that doesn't make sense to them. (Moore, Moore, Cunningham, & Cunningham, 2001, p. 24) ("Reciprocal Teaching," 2007) ("Reciprocal Teaching," 2001) Reciprocal Teaching StrategiesClassroom Strategies: Reciprocal Teaching
• This site provides an in-depth description of the strategy, the benefits it hold in a classroom setting, and the step-by-step process of implementing it into instruction ("Reciprocal Teaching," 2007). Reciprocal Teaching • This resource provides a description of Reciprocal Teaching, ideas of how instruction could be differentiated, and examples of the strategy being implemented in a classroom setting ("Reciprocal Teaching," 2001). How Writing Ties into the StrategyStandard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.e
• Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events. How Writing is Tied into the Strategy: The Reciprocal Teaching strategy process has students producing summaries about the selected text they read. This strategy can tie in writing by having students provide written summaries instead of typical verbal sum-ups. The students written summaries would use writing to demonstrate the essential and relevant information to provide the main idea of the text. The writing draws conclusions that are obtained from the details presented in the reading material. (Common Core State Standards, 2010, p. 43) |
Videos of Reciprocal Teaching (Reading Rockets, 2014)
Video: This video shows the technique of Reciprocal teaching as it is implemented in a Seattle school. The students lead their own discussions by going through the step-by-step process with help and guidance from the classroom teacher. Instruction: This video provides a resource for teachers who would like to use Reciprocal Teaching since it is an actual working example of how it has been used with students in a classroom setting. Student Engagement: This video helps students understand the process for using the Reciprocal Teaching process. Students are deliberate and engaged in discussions about texts which can motivate them to learn. Assessment: The teacher could assess student knowledge and understanding after presenting the video. The assessment could include questions regarding the benefits of using this strategy to build comprehension. (Rehder, 2010)
Video: This video shows Reciprocal Teaching in progress in an elementary classroom. The teacher uses puppet characters to introduce the four roles in this strategy: summarizing, questioning, clarifying, predicting and then reads a story and leads the students the process to build comprehension skills. Instruction: This video provides a resource for teachers who would like to use Reciprocal Teaching since it is an actual working example of how it has been used with students in a classroom setting. Student Engagement: This video helps students understand the process for using the Reciprocal Teaching. Students are deliberate and engaged in discussions about texts which can motivate them to learn. Assessment: The teacher could assess student knowledge and understanding after presenting the video. The assessment could include questions regarding the benefits of using this strategy to build comprehension. |