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1. Fiction
Clarifying
Fiction
Predicting
Fiction
Questioning
Fiction
Summarizing
Adapted from Reciprocal Teaching At
Work by Lori D. Oczkus, 2010

2. Strategy Frame
I didn’t understand the part ____, so
I_____.
I couldn’t figure out _____, so I
________
Strategy Frames
 I think _____ because_______.
 I’ll bet______ because_______.
 I wonder if______ because_____.
 I predict __________ because
_______.
 I imagine ______ because ______.
Fiction: Predicting
 Preview the front and back co-
vers, illustrations, and chapter
title before reading.
 Stop to predict during reading.
Predict what is likely to happen
next based on clues from the
text or illustrations.
 Use what you know (from text
and prior knowledge).
 Continue to make logical predic-
tions based on clues from the
text.
Fiction: Questioning
 Ask questions that are based on
the text (that is, the answers are
in the text).
 Ask questions that are based on
the central idea of the reading.
 Ask some detail-oriented ques-
tions.
 Ask questions based on element
of fiction (character, setting,
conflict, plot, theme, etc..)
 Ask some inferential questions
(that is, questions that are not
directly answered in the text).
Fiction: Clarifying
 Identify words that are difficult.
 Express confusion with specific
parts of the text, such as ideas or
events, that are difficult to under-
stand.
 Tell which fix-up strategies you used
for clarifying words or ideas.
Strategy Frames
 The story takes place ….
 The main characters are…
 A problem occurs when…
 This part is about…
 This book is about…
Strategy Fames
I wonder
 Who
 What
 When
 Where
 Why
 How
What if…
Why do you think...
Fiction: Summarizing
Summary for whole text:
 Retell the story in your own words
and include setting, character,
conflict, key events, and resolu-
tion.
OR
Summary for chapter or section:
 Give only key points in a one or
two sentence summary.
 Summarize in a logical order.
 Skim to remember main ideas.
Word strategies Text strategies
 divided and conquered
 sounded out word
 used context clues
 used a dictionary
 asked a friend
 reread
 read ahead
 thought about what I already
know
 looked at the sentence structure
 used context clues
 asked a friend