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1. Co-teaching is a service delivery option for providing specialized services to students with disabilities or other special needs when they are in their

• A. special education classroom

• B. resource room classroom

• C. general education classroom

• D. speech therapy classroom

2. Which of the following does not describe an appropriate co-teaching arrangement?

• A. Two or more professionals

• B. Joint delivery of instruction

• C. Two professionals teaching separately on alternate days

• D. A diverse group of students to teach

3. Which is a major advantage of co-teaching?

• A. Two or more professionals

• B. Joint delivery of instruction

• C. Two professionals teaching separately on alternate days

• D. A diverse group of students to teach

4. This statement does not describe a benefit of co-teaching.

• A. Ensuring high quality instruction for students with disabilities

• B. Ensuring more contextualized education

• C. Providing greater instructional intensity and engaged time

• D. Providing greater numbers of students for teacher interaction

5. All of the following are suggestions for success in co-teaching EXCEPT

• A. Plan to meet at the end of the first month of the semester.

• B. Begin co-teaching on the first day of school.

• C. Prepare in detail for the first day of co-teaching.

• D. Develop the habit of using “we” language.

6. In co-taught classes, each professional performs all of the following activities EXCEPT

• A. Shares decision making about instruction

• B. Has an active role in teaching

• C. Contributes to the overall coordination and delivery of instruction

• D. Teach in different classroom

7. Station teaching is a co-teaching approach described as

• A. an opportunity for one professional to observe agreed upon behaviors in another educator’s classroom

• B. one teacher teaching while the other teacher supports the classroom

• C. an approach that actively involves both instructors and clearly divides the labor in the classroom

• D. one teacher delivering large group instruction while the other works with special education students

8. A drawback to the one teaching, one observing approach is that

• A. if used indiscriminately, it can result in one professional acting primarily as an assistant

• B. students become confused as to who is their teacher

• C. the task of observation subsumes the role of teaching

• D. the presence of an observer often makes the students feel uncomfortable

9. The methods of preteaching, reteaching, and skill assessment lend themselves to which approach to co-teaching?

• A. Parallel teaching

• B. Alternative teaching

• C. Station teaching

• D. Teaming

10. Which co-teaching approach requires the greatest level of trust and commitment?

• A. Station teaching

• B. Alternative teaching

• C. Parallel teaching

• D. Teaming