Benefits of Coteaching
The benefits of co-teaching include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Students with disabilities are provided access to the general education curriculum and general education setting
- Students with disabilities will still receive specialized instruction
- Students will have the opportunity to be taught in an intense, individualized manner
- Greater opportunity for differentiated instruction
- Teachers will learn from each other’s expertise and expand the scope of their teaching capacity
- Reduces negative stigma associated with special education programs
- Students with disabilities may feel more connected with their peer group
- Students demonstrate an increased level of appropriate classroom behaviors
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