Ells: Co-Teaching and Collaboration

Collaborative services are a highly effective way of delivering specialized instruction to English language learners (ELLs). This new quick-reference guide is designed to support all educators of ELLs (ESL specialists, classroom teachers, paraeducators) as they engage in a complete collaborative instructional cycle consisting of co-planning, co-teaching, co-assessing, and reflecting on practice. The guide identifies and describes the four phases of the collaborative instructional cycle. It presents
A collaborative planning framework and tools for collaborative planning;
Seven co-teaching models, along with advantages and challenges of each;
The steps and goals of collaborative assessment;
Four critical questions for reflection on action;
Guidance on how to help students meet English language development goals.