“professional marriage”

support and resources for providing push-in services to a student, especially if they are new to inclusion. If providers are providing pull-out services, it is important for service times to be scheduled in consultation with the classroom teacher’s classroom activities and routines so students do not miss core instruction.

Team Teaching

five types of co-teaching

Ask a trusted colleague for communication strategies:

personal strengths and concerns about co-teaching rules for operating as a team logistics of co-teaching setup and administrative duties instruction communication managing student behavior evaluation

Finding an Interested Ally

when peers at the school understand differences, including differences in how people look, move, speak, and learn, our schools are more accepting and welcoming of all.

This chapter is also a reminder that it’s not feasible or sustainable for the inclusion facilitator to “go it alone.”