Procedures and services

General Education teachers

In charge of many students who may or may not have
disabilities. They deal directly with the students
and their differentiations

Special Education teachers

Responsible for managing and coordinating the services
a student receives, including writing and implementing
the IEP

School Psychologists

Determine a student's intellectual, academic, social, emotional, and/or behavioral functioning

Counselors

Help students work on things such as self-concept, motivation, attitude toward school, peers, and teachers, and social skills

Speech/Language Therapists

Help students practice their language and
communication skills, including speech
impediments as well as disabilities

Social Workers

Help teachers and students address social and emotional issues

Administrators

Authority figures who offer knowledge about the entire school community and provide perspective on school district policies regarding special education and also to address parents' concerns

Paraprofessionals

Individuals who assist teachers and others in the provision of services to students with disabilities

Specialists

Trained professionals who help students in specific areas of disabilities and impediments

Parents and Students

They provide love and support and sometimes are all a child needs to thrive. They help children with their social and emotional skills

This is where Coteaching comes in. All of these people need to be active parts of children's lives so that they can have all of the help and support they need for success.

Analyze unmet needs

Decide what a student is missing in their education and academic lives

Communicate your observations
and try your own interventions

Talk to a principal or special education teacher to verify a need for an adjustment in the classroom

Contact the parents

After a need is found, parents should be informed about the changes in the classroom and maybe suggested some ways they could improve home lives

Contact collegues

Speak to administrators and specialists in order to give the child what they need to succeed

Try simple interventions

Start out with small in-class adjustments before having children tested and educated outside of a mainstream class

Document the unmet need

Keep track of the needs a student has and what you have done to try to solve the problem. Write down which solutions worked and which didn't.

Reflect on your understanding
of and responses to the student

Make sure that this is always about the child. Keep their best interests in mind and keep a clear connection with them so you can know what helps and what doesn't.