Inclusion of Special Needs Children and It's Effects On The Non-Disabled Students.

       There is a great of research on the effects of inclusion of special needs students in typical classroom settings. Studies have shown that inclusion, even partial inclusion, can benefit students with special needs in a variety of ways. It has been shown to help improve these students social abilities and help them learn to adjust and cope to the rest of the world. It definitely seems to have its benefits for thee students. But how does inclusion of special needs classrooms effect the non-disabled students in the classroom?
        While not as much research has been done on this topic as compared to its effect on special needs students, inclusion does effect the other students as well. While academically students are not negatively impacted by the presence of disabled students in the classroom there is proof that scores at a few researched schools actually improved after inclusion occurred. According to an article written on classroom inclusion the effects on students without disabilities are very beneficial. One very important effect was that students were able to better understand differences in people and were less afraid of these differences. Bullying is so common in schools these days and kids being able to accept other peoples differences can help them better understand all others. It also encourages great friendships between disabled and non-disabled children. These friendships are extremely beneficial to both people because they learn from each other. Inclusion seems to be beneficial to everybody involved.

For more information on academic inclusion and it's effects check out these links.
http://thesocialexpress.com/how-inclusion-can-benefit-special-needs-children-socially/
http://bsnpta.org/user/Impact_of_Inclusion_in_Middle_School.pdf