Co-teaching of students with autism

Abstract

Co-teaching of students with autism is an innovative practice in which general education teacher and special educator share their responsibilities for classroom management and instructions. Both of them should be prepared to co-teach increasing number of students with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive settings. The objective of this paper was to review the literature and current knowledge regarding effectiveness of collaborative teaching of students with autism. It was revealed that most studies dealing with this topic have focused on professional competences and relationships between two teachers, rather than on effectiveness of co-teaching itself. .

Kooperativno podučavanje dece sa autizmom je inovativna praksa u kojoj redovni nastavnik i defektolog dele odgovornost za upravljanje razredom i podučavanje. Oba nastavnika treba da budu pripremljena za kooperativno podučavanje sve većeg broja učenika sa poremećajima autističkog spektra koji se edukuju u inkluzivnom setingu. Cilj ovog rada je pregled literature i aktuelnih saznanja koja se odnose na efikasnost kooperativnog podučavanja učenika sa autizmom. Rezultati pokazuju da se istraživanja više fokusiraju na profesionalne kompetencije i povezanost dva nastavnika, nego na procenu efikasnosti kotičinga. .