3. Reciprocal Teaching
If teachers who want to move instruction from delivery to
discovery, reciprocal teaching is an excellent choice. As an approach that
allows students to directly assist with the discovery of material and the
subsequent construction of meaning, the instructional routine is ideally meant
for the classroom intent for putting learning in the hands of the learner
(e.g., Little & Richards, 2000).
A review of 16 studies on reciprocal teaching suggests that it increases
comprehension, achievement, and standardized test scores (Rosenshine &
Meister, 1994).
What is reciprocal teaching and why is it so effective? Reciprocal teaching
provides students opportunities to practice cognitive strategies-
summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and prediction- to understand text
(Palinscar & Brown, 1984).
4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Class Information 1
Objective 2
Blooms Taxonomy 3
Technology Used 4
Do Now Activity 5
Opening (Teaching) 6
Modifications 7
Work Period (Students) 8
Closing 9
Evaluation 10
Quiz 1 11
Quiz 2 12
Quiz 3 13
Homework 14
Teachers Comment 15
Thank You 16
5. Class Information
Name: Ms. Swaynisha Outerbridge Dept: English Week of: 10/05/13 to 14/05/13
Day: M T W T F
RL. 9-10 (3): Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting
motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and
advance the plot or develop the theme.
W. 9-10 (1): Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or
texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
6. Objective
Objective(s) w/ proficiency level: Students Will Be Able To- state if milk is a
health food utilizing Reciprocal Teaching with their peers with a minimum of
85% accuracy.
9. Do Now: Students will be notified that there are four parts to Reciprocal
Teaching. Students will briefly be asked to take 10 minutes to write down
what they know about milk as a health food.
EEL students will review Is Milk a Health Food in both languages and write
down what they know about milk as a health food.
Do Now Activity
10. Vocabulary: reciprocal, summarize, question, clarify, predict
Students will review vocabulary words.
Students will identify the components of reciprocal teaching.
Students will read Is Milk a Health Food handout.
Students will have their reciprocal teaching conversation with their peers
about the Milk passage.
Opening (Teaching)
11. Modifications: EEL students will be have a copy of the handout in both
languages, be put in the groups which will help with the language barrier as
well as vocabulary flash cards in both languages.
Modifications
12. Work Period (Student Activities hands-on, inquiry bases, problem-solving):
Each student in the group will select a role out of the four
components (summarize, question, clarify and predict) using
highlighters provided to emphasize where needed.
The students will read the selection and stop where I have indicated
in the text for them to have their reciprocal teaching conversation
about the Milk passage with their group.
Students will take turns supplying their section of the handout to the
group. (For example whoever summarized in the first reading may be
the person to question in the second reading etc.)
Work Period
(students)
13. Closing
Closing:
Students will identify how reciprocal teaching can help them
analyze reading selections by following a simple comprehension
process.
Students will be given another handout entitled The Next
President’s First Priority. Students will elaborate and perform
reciprocal teaching amongst their group highlighting each
component as they read.
14. Evaluation/Assessment/Evidence of Learning:
Once the students have finished their passages, students will raise their
hand and say what each component of reciprocal teaching entails as it
pertained to the reading selection. Their answers will be used as
assessment tools to provide evidence of learning.
Evaluation
15. Quiz 1
What is reciprocal teaching?
Teaching that allows students to
practice cognitive strategies
Teaching that only allows students
to speak verbally
A
B
16. Quiz 2
What are the 4 cognitive strategies of reciprocal
Teaching?
Prediction, Reasoning, Thinking, Summarization
Summarization, Questioning, Clarifying, Prediction
A
B
17. Quiz 3
The purpose of reciprocal teaching is to?
Move instruction from delivery to
discovery
Move instruction from discovery
to delivering
A
B
