Which actions are part of Reciprocal Teaching?

• A. Clarify, and summarize.
• B. Generate questions and summarize.
• C. Summarize, generate questions, clarify, and predict.
• D. Only read passages aloud.

Answer: (C)

Reciprocal Teaching centers on four key strategies that readers use to understand text together: summarizing, generating questions, clarifying, and predicting. In practice, students take turns guiding a short discussion, modeling these strategies and prompting peers to do the same, with the teacher gradually releasing responsibility. Summarizing helps capture the main ideas in their own words and check comprehension. Generating questions keeps inquiry alive and encourages deeper engagement with the text. Clarifying addresses confusion—unfamiliar terms or tricky ideas—so everyone shares a common understanding. Predicting connects the current text to prior knowledge and sets a purpose for reading, inviting students to anticipate what might come next. When combined, these actions create a productive loop: summarize, question, clarify, and predict as you read. Options that omit one of these elements or focus only on reading aloud don’t embody Reciprocal Teaching.