Reciprocal Teaching

In my class, I use reciprocal teaching whenever a new concept is being read about, or when a new story is being tackled. I have the roles, descriptions of the roles and lead ins for questions for each of the roles printed up on card stock and connected on keychains. Each group receives their keyrings, reads sections of text and assume their roles within the group. It is necessary to make sure that a strong person is in the clarifying role at the beginning of the year, as it is the toughest role to fulfil, however, roles do need to change within each group as the year progresses.