The authors address the fundamental questions of collaboration and co-teaching, examine how a collaborative programme helps ELLs learn content while meeting English language development goals, and offer information on school leaders′ roles in facilitating collaboration schoolwide. Featuring six in-depth case studies, this guide helps educators:

- Understand the benefits and challenges of collaborative service delivery

- Choose from a range of strategies and configurations, from informal planning and collaboration to a fully developed co-teaching partnership

- Use templates, planning guides, and other practical tools to put collaboration into practice

- Evaluate the strategies′ success using the guidelines, self-assessments, and questionnaires included

Collaboration and Co-Teaching helps ESL, ELL, and general education teachers combine their expertise to provide better support for their ELLs.