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Hands‐On Reciprocal Teaching: A Comprehension Technique
Author(s) -
Stricklin Kelley
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1598/rt.64.8.8
Subject(s) - reciprocal , reciprocal teaching , comprehension , psychology , teaching method , mathematics education , reading comprehension , pedagogy , computer science , reading (process) , linguistics , philosophy , programming language
Reciprocal teaching is a researched‐based technique that utilizes the comprehension strategies of predicting, clarifying, questioning, and summarizing. This article provides methods of incorporating characters, props, and visual and hands‐on tools to encourage and motivate students to learn through reciprocal teaching. Teachers are given activities to use while implementing reciprocal teaching that require very little prep time, but are highly appealing to a range of learners. Responsibilities of both the teacher and the students are addressed, as well as the importance of discussion and assessment.