Proposed Study of Inclusion and Peer Acceptance of Students with Learning Disabilities

Running head : INCLUSION AND PEER ACCEPTANCE Proposed Study of Inclusion and Peer Acceptance of Students with Learning Disabilities Necole

. Joseph Valdosta State University Spring Semester 2006 PADM 7090 Proposed Study of Inclusion and Peer Acceptance of Students with Learning Disabilities The mainstreaming movement began in 1975 with the passage of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act . Since then additional legislation has allowed for children with disabilities and special needs to be integrated into the regular education classroom setting through the concept of mainstreaming

(Yell Shriner , 1997 Though mainstreaming has been heralded as an effective way of improving the academic and social environment of children with learning disabilities , its success continues to raise questions concerning the quality of social interactions for children in the mainstreamed classroom (Helper , 1994

One critical factor that has been identified across studies regardless of age and grade level is the importance of social skills for peer acceptance . It has been postulated that an inclusive environment in and of itself will not guarantee peer acceptance . For this to happen students , disabled and non-disabled , must possess social skills (Buysee et al , 2002 ) regardless of age and grade level , is the importance of social skills for peer acceptance . It has been postulated that an inclusive environment in and of itself will not guarantee peer acceptance . For this to happen , students , disabled and non-disabled must possess social skills (Buysee , et al , 2002 . As stated in The Child Health Foundations and Agencies Network (as cited in Buysee...