What are Effective Outcomes of Coteaching within the

What are Effective Outcomes of Co-teaching within the Inclusive Classroom? Background ØThe ØStudents Danielle Riley Monmouth University literature review explores the effective outcomes of co-teaching within the inclusive classroom settings. learning in a co-taught classrooms the teachers collaborate effectively while working together to ensure achievement for all students in the classroom (Friend et al. , 2010). Ø A co-teaching classroom pairs a general and special education teacher if the classroom includes students with learning disabilities (Embury & Dinnesen, 2013). ØThe values of a co-teaching within a classroom meets the academic, behavioral, social, and emotional needs of all students. Discussion Methods § Researched over 45 scholar journal articles and narrowed the articles down to 22. § Completed the research by analyzing all the studies and articles to formulate a literature review. § Researched for co-teaching in inclusive classrooms. § Focusing on perspectives of educators and students in co-taught classrooms. Themes Effective Outcomes of Co-teaching Friend, M. , Cook, L. , Hurley-Chamberlain, D. , & Shamberger, C. (2010). Co-teaching: üThis review examines the collaboration among general and special education teachers. They establish a great rapport among themselves and their students sharing one classroom. üThroughout some of the studies, the students with disabilities expressed they experienced feeling integrated with their peers as contributing members of the community (Lamport et al. , 2012). üThe studies expressed a lack of training among public general education teachers who were not orientated to special education needs. üWithin the studies it indicated that administration is not fully trained on co-teaching strategies, therefore not recognizing the need for initial and ongoing trainings to be implemented. An illustration of the complexity of collaboration in special education. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 20(1), 9 -27. Increased Academic Student Achievement Embury, D. C. , & Kroeger, S. D. (2012). Let’s ask the kids: Consumer construction of co-teaching. International Journal of Special Education, 27(2), 102 -112. Positive Feedback from Educators and Students in Inclusive Classrooms Tzivinikou, S. (2015). Collaboration between general and special education teachers: Developing co-teaching skills in heterogeneous classes. Problems of Education In The Limitations o Studies at the secondary level o Gender were dominatingly male o Not enough data on private school settings Implications Ø Additional research needs to be further investigated for both perceptions and performance in secondary education classrooms to establish larger samples. 21 st Century, 64, 108 -119. Ø Introduction to teacher preparation programs would allow for various teaching practices for general and special education.