e resource room.
Some of these strategies have been discussed by Bernadette (1996) who states that team teaching (special education teacher co-teachers with regular teacher and/or appropriate others) tends to be especially effective. This method is said to allow teachers to work collarboratively not only with respect to instruction but also in terms of assessing students skills and interests.
Also, teachers work together to gather materials for students and integrate them into the regular curriculum. Team teaching, according to Bernadette (1996) has been found to increase students' level of motivation for learning.
Some special education teachers/resource specialists have used peer-tutoring as a means of not only facilitating educational performance of disabled students but also helping them to develop and strengthen friendships with other students. Bagley and Mallick (1996) reported on the effects of one such program, noting that peer-tutoring outside of the c
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