According to one point of view, general education and special education teachers should work ...

According to one point of view, general education and special education teachers should work together but have distinctive roles. This point of view suggests that

• general education teachers are content specialists who should be trained by a special education coach.

• general education teachers can gradually take the place of special education teachers.

• special educators have no more specialized expertise in teaching individualized curricula than do general educators.

• the popular co-teaching model of collaboration provides the required kind of intensive instruction needed by students with disabilities.