Co-Teaching in the English Language Arts Classroom

This workshop provides educators with research-based strategies for implementing effective co-teaching in English Language Arts classrooms across all grade levels. Participants explore the foundations of co-teaching, examine multiple instructional models such as parallel teaching and one teach/one assist, and practice applying them to real literacy and language arts contexts. The training emphasizes collaboration, differentiation, and intentional planning to ensure that all students gain access to rigorous ELA instruction—including reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking—while receiving the individualized support they need to succeed.

• Difficulty ensuring equitable roles and responsibilities between co-teachers.
  
  
• Challenges in managing classroom space, timing, and student engagement when two teachers are working simultaneously.
  
  
• Limited strategies for differentiation and meeting diverse student needs in reading comprehension, writing instruction, and language development.
  
  
• Lack of structured planning processes to maximize collaboration and impact.

1. Understanding and Applying Co-Teaching Models – Participants will learn how to implement different co-teaching approaches (parallel teaching, one teach/one assist, station teaching, team teaching, etc.) to lower student-teacher ratios, increase engagement, and provide multiple entry points for literacy learning and text analysis.
   
   
2. Collaboration and Instructional Planning – Educators will gain strategies to strengthen professional collaboration through shared planning, role clarity, and effective communication, ensuring that both teachers contribute actively to reading, writing, and discussion-based instruction.
   
   
3. Differentiation in ELA Instruction – Teachers will develop skills to design and deliver differentiated lessons that support diverse learners in areas such as comprehension, vocabulary, written expression, and oral communication, while maintaining high expectations for all students.