Co-Teaching That Works: Structures and Strategies for Maximizing Student Learning

Unlike most books on co-teaching, this user-friendly guide goes beyond the basic general education-special education team and offers tips for every co-teaching scenario imaginable. Teacher and national presenter Anne Beninghof offers classroom-tested strategies for working with specialists in literacy, ESL, technology, occupational/physical therapy, special education, speech-language therapy, gifted education, and paraeducators.

Beninghof has included a wealth of practical suggestions for defining teacher roles, planning lessons, providing effective instruction, and maximizing the value of each team member. Throughout the book are real-life stories and sample co-taught lessons that emphasize creative yet time-efficient instructional strategies that lend themselves seamlessly to the co-taught classroom. Beninghof also addresses common challenges experienced by co-teachers and offers solutions ranging from teacher-to-teacher efforts to school-wide initiatives. Teachers and instructional leaders at all levels and in a variety of content areas will find this book replete with valuable guidance so that success in the co-taught classroom is guaranteed.

Praise for Co-Teaching That Works

"Beninghof weaves stories throughout her book that create an understanding of co-teaching that connects to the human spirit, no matter the readers' background, philosophical position, or co-teaching experience. She redefines and labels the co-teaching models in a way that is simple and makes sense."—Susan Fitzell, national speaker, author, and educational consultant

"Anne's approach to co-teaching is practical and results-oriented. Teachers use her suggestions and strategies to collaborate and strengthen not only their partnerships, but also their pedagogy. Anne demonstrates a variety of research-based methods that are easy for teachers to replicate for the benefit of all students in the classroom. I would buy any materials produced by Anne—she is a teacher's teacher!"—Sonya Kunkel, education specialist