Benefits of Co-Teaching for ESL Classrooms

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Jameelah Abdallah

DOI

10.58809/RUAR2479

Abstract

Co-teaching has recently become more popular in schools throughout the nation. It has been recognized to have several positive implications for teachers, including increased collegiality, cooperation and information exchange. Co-teaching lowers the student-teacher ratio and exposes the students to differentiated teaching methods. This supports evidence that indicates that students who learn in smaller groups both retain and achieve more in the classroom (Davis, 1993). While co-teaching is widely accepted in special education classrooms, it can also be very beneficial when teaching English to speakers of other languages. At the same time, it exposes English language learners to authentic language; it also exposes native speakers to students from other cultures.

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Abdallah, Jameelah (2009) "Benefits of Co-Teaching for ESL Classrooms," Academic Leadership: The Online Journal: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 9.
DOI: 10.58809/RUAR2479
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/alj/vol7/iss1/9