Table 4.1 Seven Co-Teaching Models
Co-Teaching Model Description Class Setup
One student group: One lead
teacher and another teacher
teaching on purpose
The mainstream and ESL teachers
take turns assuming the lead role.
One leads while the other provides
minilessons to individuals or small
groups in order to pre-teach or
clarify a concept or skill.
One student group: Two teachers
teach the same content
Both teachers direct a whole-class
lesson and work cooperatively to
teach the same lesson at the same
time.
A,B,C
One student group: One teacher
teaches, one assesses
Two teachers are engaged in
conducting the same lesson; one
teacher takes the lead, and the other
circulates throughout the room and
assesses targeted students through
observations, checklists, and
anecdotal records.
NOTES
Two student groups: Two teachers
teach the same content
Students are divided into two
learning groups. The teachers
engage in parallel teaching,
presenting the same content using
differentiated learning strategies.
A,B,C A,B,C
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Two student groups: One teacher
pre-teaches, one teaches
alternative information
Teachers assign students to one of
two groups based on their
readiness levels related to a
designated topic or skill. Students
who have limited prior knowledge
of the target content or skill are
grouped together to receive
instruction to bridge the gap in
their background knowledge.
A,B,C D,E,F
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