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The Impact Of Reciprocal Teaching Strategies On Reading Comprehension, Mary Jo Fitzgerald
The Impact Of Reciprocal Teaching Strategies On Reading Comprehension, Mary Jo Fitzgerald
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The purpose of Reciprocal Teaching is to improve reading comprehension through the use of cognitive strategies. The strategies encourage student's self-directed prediction, clarification of information, generation of questions about the content, and summarization of material covered. It also promotes collaboration between the student and teacher in the learning process. Reciprocal Teaching was introduced to teachers at a staff meeting, and they were told they were expected to use these strategies in their classrooms. Teachers were given two choices for training. One was a two-day workshop in August and the other was a thirty-four hour program offered throughout the school year. …
Study Of Reciprocal Teaching And Peer Coaching At Central Middle School, Rebecca Mohorne
Study Of Reciprocal Teaching And Peer Coaching At Central Middle School, Rebecca Mohorne
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of Reciprocal Teaching is to improve reading comprehension through the use of cognitive strategies. The strategies teach students to think about what they are reading and learning. It also promotes collaboration between the student and teacher in the learning process.
This study was designed to evaluate the implementation of Reciprocal Teaching at Central Middle School. If the initiative is to be successful, implementation should result in higher test scores in reading comprehension. The data from this study will tell us what we are doing well and what we can prove regarding the implementation of Reciprocal Teaching. As other …