Special Ed Tips for TOTs
Inclusion and Accommodations
Inclusion
In-Class Support
Co-Teach (Multiple Subjects)
Co-Teach (Single Subject)
2 Planning for 2
Pairs that have the most success together communicate about experience, expectations, and feelings continuously throughout the school year.
The most important question to ask your co-teacher is, "How will we communicate when it's not working?"
Co-Teach Models
Accommodations: Instructional vs Testing
Instructional Accommodations
What are my students barriers to learning? How can I help my students bypass these barriers?
- reading mechanics below grade level - provide varied leveled texts
- reading comprehension below grade level - provide access to text-to-speech
- writing below grade level - provide opportunities to verbally record answer
- lack of background knowledge - provide preteach opportunities