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Reciprocal Teaching
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Reciprocal Teaching
Reciprocal Teaching (RT) is a cooperative learning routine that incorporates four high leverage reading comprehension strategies: Predicting, Questioning, Clarifying, and Summarizing (Palinscar & Brown, 1984). When using RT, students participate in teacher scaffolded, student-led discussion groups around a grade level text. The Reciprocal Teaching routine equips students with a procedure for reading complex text that deepens their understanding and learning. RT also fosters active engagement and independent reading. It is a widely researched reading comprehension routine that has demonstrated strong efficacy for elementary and adolescent students, across subject area texts, and with various student populations such as general education, at risk, special education and English language learners.
Reciprocal Training Webinar
Preview Reciprocal Teaching Demonstration Videos
Reciprocal Teaching College Student Video
Reciprocal Teaching Group Leader Setting Up Groups
Reciprocal Teaching Group Leader Setting Up Groups
Report Outs Only
Report Outs Only
Student Questioning
Student Questioning
Student Prediction
Student Prediction
Student Clarifying
Student Clarifying
Student Summary
Student Summary
Explicit Instruction
Explicit Instruction
Assigning Roles
Assigning Roles
Full 5 min
Full 5 min
2 Summarizers with Prompting
2 Summarizers with Prompting
Peer Support Leader Summary
Peer Support Leader Summary
Prompting with Decoding Strategy
Prompting with Decoding Strategy
Reciprocal Teaching College Students
Reciprocal Teaching College Students
Module Resources
General
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- Sequential Steps for Explicit Lessons PDF
- Sequential Steps for Explicit Lessons DOCX
- Comprehension Strategies Timeline Weeks 1-5
- Collaborative Group Work Timeline PDF
- Sample Class Schedule
- Reciprocal Teaching Rubric PDF
- Reciprocal Teaching Rubric docx
- RT Group Leader Checklist
- RT Group Leader Checklist (Teacher)
Summarizing
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- Teacher Tips for Summarizing
- Summarizing Classroom Instruction PPT
- Warm-Up Summarizing Week 1
- Four Square Week 1 PDF
- Four Square Week 1 Docx
Questioning
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- Teacher Tips for Questioning
- Questioning Classroom Instruction PPT
- Warm-Up Questioning Week 2
- Four Square Week 2 PDF
- Four Square Week 2 DOCX
Predicting
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- Teacher Tips for Predicting
- Predicting Classroom Instruction PPT
- Warm-Up Predicting Week 3
- Four Square Week 3 PDF
- Four Square Week 3 DOCX
- Thinking About How We Think
Clarifying