Parallel Teaching splits the class in half so that each teacher is teaching students at the same time. This approach is good for a class that may be split in learning level and will give students who are ahead a chance to keep progressing while students who may be a little behind get a chance for review and time to catch up. With parallel teaching, each teacher must be prepared to teach and each teacher should be on one accord about what the other teacher plans to cover in his or her teaching time.
STRENGTHS
- Lowers student to teacher ratio
- Allows for increased student interaction and/or student to student interaction
- Allows the teacher to monitor individual student progress and understand more closely
CHALLENGES
- General Educator & Special Educator need to coordinate teaching so that students receive essentially the same instruction within the same amount of time
- Noise levels may be high
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