Teaching Secrets: 5 Ways to Make Co-teaching Work
By Kimberly Long
Meet Jason. He's sociable, respects his teacher, and turns in his homework (most of the time). He also dreads the day he has to answer a question. He wishes he could fade into the background of school.
Teachers don't talk much about students like Jason. It's easy to think, "Well, he’s a good kid, he sees the reading specialist in a small group, he will be just fine." But when teachers collaborate effectively, kids learn more.
This year, I've tested that idea, co-teaching a 7th grade reading class with our response-to-intervention reading specialist. I've found that with this set-up, students like Jason can advance more quickly.
Here are five lessons I've learned from our collaboration:
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