Student Support Services Teachers and Their Collaborative Roles:
Student support services teachers perform an array of collaborative roles, such as those identified below, in order to assist classroom teachers and provide instructional support to students.
| Role | Description |
|---|---|
| A Learning Support Coach | Provides indirect support to targeted students through direct consultation with the classroom teacher. |
| A Co-Teacher | Co-plans and co-teaches with the classroom teacher to solve a problem or develop a plan of support. |
| A Peer Collaborator | Works together with the classroom teacher to solve a problem or develop a plan of support. |
| A Supportive Teacher | Provides direct instruction or support to individual students or groups of students. |
| An Interventionist | Works within school-wide models (e.g. Response to Intervention and/or Instruction; School-wide Positive Behavior Supports) to provide support at multiple levels and across multiple settings. |
