© J998 The Councilfor Exceptional Children. The Effects ofan Inclusive School Program on Students with Mild and Severe Learning Disabilities

ABSTRACT: This investigation used a curriculum-based measure to examine the effects ofan Inclu-sive School Program (ISP) on reading and math achievement ofstudents with LD. Results revealed that students with LD in the ISP made significantly more progress in reading and comparable progress in math when compared to the students who wereprovided services in resource classes. Fur-thermore, significantly more students with mild LD who were educated in the ISP made progress in reading that was comparable to general education peers than did the students with mild LD who were educated in non inclusive settings. Students with severeLD made comparable progress in read-ing and math, regardless ofthe setting. The implications ofthese resultsfOrpractice are discussed