Work closely with special education teachers to clarify roles in a heavily mainstreamed classroom. Classroom teachers and special education teachers are sometimes unclear about the role each plays in the collaborative classroom. Effective content and special education teachers recognize one another as unique and valuable resources. Collaborative teaming works when the teachers involved maximize the role of the classroom teacher as the content specialist and the special education teacher as the delivery specialist. Talk frequently with your collaborative partner to adapt delivery methods to reach students who learn differently.