Download or read book Teachers' Perceptions of Co-teaching written by Tyler Marshall Long and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-teaching has been developed as an instructional approach to support students with disabilities in general education classrooms. Co-teaching as an instructional method has been found to be one effective solution for how schools can effectively provide an individualized education for students with disabilities, within the least restrictive environment, in order for them to meet the standards of No Child Left Behind. This study was conducted to examine the academic and social benefits of co-teaching for students with special needs. The researcher examined what teachers perceive co-teaching to be and how those teachers are implementing the model based on their personal beliefs. Participants in this study included four teachers, two general education and two special education teachers, with an average of 11.25 years of total teaching experience. Data was collected from surveys, observations, and a review of attendance records and discipline referrals. WESTEST results were also examined to see if the effectiveness of the co-teaching method concerning student achievement in the content areas of reading and math. This study found that from an academic standpoint, special needs students can successfully retain content material from participating in the co-taught classroom, particularly in the subjects of math and reading. Socially, the researcher found that the attendance and behavior of special needs students did improve as well. Based on this studies results, co-teaching appears to be an effective instructional option for meeting the social and academic needs of students with disabilities.