Benefits of

Classroom Inclusion
Angela Hutchinson
Exposition and Persuasion
Lorna Naylor
April 24, 2014
Unless our children begin to learn together,
there is little hope that our people will ever
learn to live together.
-Justice Thurgood Marshall
History of Inclusion
Brown vs. the Board of Education
IDEA
NCLB
Inclusion Benefits
Students with Special Needs
Critical Thinking Skills
Social Skills
Positive Self-esteem
Inclusion Benefits
Students without Special Needs
Diversity Awareness
Increase Leadership Skills
Gain Greater Academic Skills

Inclusion Benefits
Teachers
Increasing Collaboration Skills
Creative Abilities
Increase Problem Solving Skills
Effective Teaching Strategies
IEP/504 Plan
Differentiating Instruction
Maintaining a Healthy Learning Environment
Controversy of Inclusion
Lack of Professional Development
Jeopardizes Other Students Learning
Statistics
Category 2005-07 2007-09 Consistent states across all
time periods
Consistent Increase 1 4 DE
Partial Increase 6 23 LA, MS
No Change 9 20 CA, CO, FL, NV, NC, OH
Mixed Change 3 1 ----
Partial Decrease 29 3 MD
Consistent Decrease 3 0 ----
Source: National Center for Education Statistics. Measuring Status and Change in NAEP Inclusion
Rates of Students With Disabilities Results. N.p., 2011. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.