A Guide To Co-Teaching: Practical Tips For Facilitating Student Learning

by Richard A. Villa (Editor), Ann I. Nevin, Jacqueline S. Thousand

This second edition presents four approaches to co-teaching and includes updated references, teacher self-assessments, organizational tips, outlines, a glossary of terms, and descriptions of co-teaching roles.

Genres: Education, Teaching

232 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Lisa Austin · Rating 2 out of 5]

This may be good for others, but it didn’t give me any ah-ha’s. It basically went over what I already know...the models. However, I was looking for something that helps with the interpersonal relationship between the two coteachers. How do you take two people who are used to doing everything on their own, and meld them together-successfully?

[Erin King · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, easy read.

[Embracing the Spectrum · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were some good suggestions for models of coteaching and how it should be done. I also appreciate the conversations that should be had before coteaching. It would be great if it talked about how to solve disputes with your coteacher when they inevitably don't agree with actually following a coteaching model that doesn't include you doing more than one-teach, one-support. I also would love to have something more spelled out with regards to the laws on what can and cannot be done in an inclusion model (separating kids within in the classroom, etc) in order to help broaden the conversation and educate all people who are working with special education students as to what they should and should not do when coteaching.

[Christine Boyer · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm a teacher and I read this book as part of a 1 credit book study group. Our principal wants our school to become a co-teaching style set up which will keep English Language Learners (ELL) in the general ed classroom rather than being pulled out to work with a teacher in a small group. Whether or not I agree with that philosophy is another story for another day. However, the book itself was riddled with flaws. I've never seen an academic book with so little hard evidence to back up the authors' assertions. I highlighted and wrote angry comments in the margins throughout the whole book! If a school wants to move toward this method of teaching, fine. But I HOPE that some other books are out there to guide them through the process!