This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of reciprocal teaching strategy on developing academic writing skills and learning independence among university students. The researcher adopted the quasi-experimental design. The Participants of the study were 100 second year students from faculty of management students at Sadat Academy for Management Sciences. The participants were divided into two groups experimental and control one. A checklist was designed to identify the required EFL academic writing skills for second year students. An EFL academic writing skills test was designed by the researcher and used as a pre-posttest for the two groups. The researcher used some academic writing activities which were used in teaching the experimental group, while the regular method was used in teaching the control one in the academic year (2023-2024). The data were analyzed statistically by SPSS. Results of the study revealed a positive effect on developing experimental group's academic writing skills and enhancing learning independence.