bution License Special Projects for Special People: Students with Disabilities Serve Others through Service Learning Projects

This study focuses on the effect of service-learning on 5 students with disabilities in an inclusive 6th grade class. As students participated in service activities which met a community need and were linked to the curriculum, they achieved learning goals and were provided the real life appli-cations of their learning. Students experienced the excitement of helping others, which increased motivation, willingness to help, and concern for others. Service-learning projects bolstered my students ’ self-confidence, helped them realize that they each have something to give, and that they can make a difference. Service-learning projects seem to be a powerful tool to improve stu-dents ’ motivation, academic success, social skills, and self-confidence. Service-learning may be particularly effective in the inclusive classroom