MTLE Special Education Core Skills (Birth to Age 21) Subtest I (186) Practice

Which of the following best describes a co-teaching model and its benefits?

A single teacher delivers instruction with a paraprofessional support.

Two teachers supervise students during lunch.

Two or more certified teachers jointly plan and teach in the same classroom; benefits include differentiated instruction, increased collaboration, and access to diverse learners.

Co-teaching involves two or more certified teachers sharing planning and instruction in the same classroom, working as a team to meet students' diverse needs. This setup makes differentiation practical because teachers can combine different instructional approaches, tailor interventions, and adjust strategies on the fly to support students with varying readiness, language levels, or learning profiles. It also strengthens collaboration through ongoing planning, data review, and coordinated supports, which helps all students, including those with disabilities or who are English learners, access the curriculum. The other scenarios don’t provide this joint planning and in-class instruction by multiple certified teachers, so they don’t capture the essence of a co-teaching model.

A teacher rotates into multiple classrooms.