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According to the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, more than six million children are currently receiving special education services in their schools for variety of disorders and disabilities. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), gives special education and early intervention services to children with disabilities. Many families and educators strongly advocate mainstreaming intellectual disabilities (ID). The term mainstreaming is used to describe the practice of educating students with disabilities and non-disabled students in the same classroom. Mainstreaming provides a natural real world environment where life skills are been taught and learn. This is why children with learning disabilities should be allowed to sit and learn in a setting with kids who do not have disabilities. Although some people believe mainstreaming is the best choice some different and think children with ID should be taught with other students …show more content…

Researchers have found the practice of educating children with special needs in regular classes helps to improve their language skills. According to Psych Central, peers can help special needs children because they spend more time one-on-one with their fellow classmates than a teacher can. Children with disabilities have the opportunity to observe, imitate, and model the language use of their peers who do not have disabilities. Mainstreaming offers many rewarding opportunities for socialization. A regular classroom provides the ideal social climate and exposes all children to diversity. It can inspire and challenge students with ID to excel and boost their confidence. It also helps to modify and help the teaching approach as well. Expectations in a traditional classroom are often higher than those of self-contained classrooms, and students achieve greater success when they are held to higher

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