Benefits of Inclusive Education

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Rizza Joined: Mar 12, 2009 Posts: 1 Other Topics	Posted Mar 12, 2009 at 7:18:33 AM Subject: Benefits of Inclusive Education The benefits of inclusive education are numerous for both students with and without disabilities. Benefits of Inclusion for Students With Disabilities Friendships Increased social initiations, relationships and networks Peer role models for academic, social and behavior skills Increased achievement of IEP goals Greater access to general curriculum Enhanced skill acquisition and generalization Increased inclusion in future environments Greater opportunities for interactions Higher expectations Increased school staff collaboration Increased parent participation Families are more integrated into community Benefits of Inclusion for Students Without Disabilities Meaningful friendships Increased appreciation and acceptance of individual differences Increased understanding and acceptance of diversity Respect for all people Prepares all students for adult life in an inclusive society Opportunities to master activities by practicing and teaching others Greater academic outcomes All students needs are better met, greater resources for everyone There is not any research that shows any negative effects from inclusion done appropriately with the necessary supports and services for students to actively participate and achieve IEP goals. I got this from the site: http://www.kidstogether.org/inclusion/benefitsofinclusion.htm and I believe that this is true. As a future SPED teacher, I believe that Inclusive education is a good thing.
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Karen Joined Mar 17, 2009 Posts: 1 Other Topics	Posted:Mar 19, 2009 6:50:30 PM Subject:Re: Benefits of Inclusive Education As a regular education teacher in an inclusion classroom, I agree that students with disabilities and without disabilities benefit from this type of setting.
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Deanna Joined Apr 09, 2013 Posts: 2 Other Topics	Posted:Apr 09, 2013 7:49:40 PM Subject:Re: Benefits of Inclusive Education I am currently taking a class on the special educator as an instructional leader. I've been reading articles and gathering information on inclusion. Initially like many others I believed inclusion just meant that students were included in the classroom. I am currently a music teacher and have special education students come to music with their peers that are in the general education class. As I observe students I do not see any negative interactions between the students as far as treating each other differently. As it is mentioned I agree that inclusion provides benefits for all students.
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heatswim Joined Apr 10, 2013 Posts: 1 Other Topics	Posted:Apr 10, 2013 3:55:12 PM Subject:Benefits of Inclusive Education I have seen both ends of the inclusion spectrum, from a residential school to a program where students attended general education students all day long, no matter their disability. I agree with all of the social aspects of inclusion. I student taught at a middle school where a lot of gangs, drugs, and alcohol were a part of the students' everyday. The behavior intervention program there meant that students with down syndrome, autism, ID, and other such exceptionalities attended the regular classes all day. It was neat to see the way that such tough kids watched out for the students in special education. One class composed a formal letter of complaint to the district after a substitute made an inappropriate comment about a student in the BIP. Where I saw inclusion fail though, was in the fact that nothing was being done to provide the nonverbal students in the program communication tools. They were learning no life skills of any sort (many still needed help feeding themselves, going to the bathroom, dressing, ect) and nothing was being done to improve upon these and help them become more independent. Also they were not necessarily learning anything beyond social skills, no academics were being taught at their levels and there was no other time do it, since they were in the reg. classes all day. So while inclusion can be good, there has to be a balance. All of a student's needs to be met, not just social needs, and sometimes being able to do so gets lost in the push for total inclusion.
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Benefits of Inclusive Education