Reciprocal Teaching

Reciprocal teaching is the process of teaching students how to learn by summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and predicting content. Using this practice allows students to take turns being the teacher.

Reciprocal Teaching Learning Objectives

  • Use reciprocal teaching terminology and strategies (predicting, clarifying, question generating, summarizing) to discuss text.
  • Explore how the implementation of reciprocal teaching improves learning for all students.

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Participant Materials

Participant Handouts

Preparatory reading, additional handouts and worksheets, practice profile, and fidelity checklist are posted below.

Reciprocal Teaching Handouts


Presenter/Consultant Materials

In addition to the participant materials, the PowerPoint files with detailed presenter notes are available for each learning package. For some packages, additional presenter resources are also suggested.

Presenter PowerPoints with Notes

ppt iconReciprocal Teaching

Implementation Supports

Word document iconReciprocal Teaching Practice Profile (This Practice Profile is also located in the Reciprocal Teaching participant handouts.)

Excel-icon Reciprocal Teaching Fidelity Checklist-2 Tabs

Additional Resources

Word document iconReciprocal Teaching Reference List

Interested in using technology to support Reciprocal Teaching? Click here to check out the Using Technology to Support CW Learning Package.