COVID-19 Transitioning Back To School - Special Education

TRANSITIONING BACK TO SCHOOL

SPECIAL EDUCATION AND COVID-19

• COVID-19 has put light on and exposed to a greater degree the significant Diversity Gap,
  • It exposed and exacerbated existing variances between students
  • Teachers need to be aware that the need for differentiated instruction is significant, even more than previously.
• Implemented distance learning, does not replicate the in-person learning experience.
  • It widened the divide in the educational gap and decreased academic progress rates
  • Teachers have experienced difficulty
    • Accessing or engaging with virtual instruction.
    • Maintaining the quality of instruction
  • Students are grieving the experience of missed experiences, becoming prompt dependent and having difficulty:
    • Completing course work
    • Getting immediate feedback
    • Interacting with peers
    • Staying in contact with instructors
    • Staying motivated

Compounding Issues:

• State department of education has provided little to no guidance as how to open up schools and special education services.
  • Those with developmental disabilities are often treated as second-class citizens
  • Guidelines and protocols have not put them as a priority.
  • Children with special needs have had to deal with:
    • Untrained substitutes and therapists
    • Instruction over video platforms or via written packets
    • No hands-on instruction or attention
    • Many have regressed
    • Many have lost valuable educational time that cannot be make up
    • Educational gaps have grown wider
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