Addressing challenges in providing special education services during pandemic

In the times , such as pandemic , where the spread of covid - 19 had resulted school shutdown . Emergency remote learning was implemented in several countries and different education settings .

school closures made  it challenges for special education teachers to support their children with special needs and families. the whole education system had been affected .. all the children were impacted by covid - 19 ,  with social interaction being absent . Additionally , for other students it was very difficult that some could not attend their online classes due to some internet and due to some technical issues.. On the other hand teachers faced a great problems by correcting the answer sheets and assessment by sitting front of the electic devices . And also students kept their eyes sitting front of the electronic devices checking the particular school apps for home works and for other projects . In online classes teachers showed the particular lesson videos for better understandings.. And also they asked students to prepare the power point presentations for presenting seminars for projects and also for participate in seminars .

Especially, mathematics teachers and science teachers faced great issues to make students understand the lessons . the higher class students were unable to perform experiments in science labs and for primary students were unable to understand the geometric lessons . Additionally, parents were worried about their children seeing them sitting front of the electronic devices . The amount of time children spend with their families had been reduced . At school , the celebration of different events and functions was absent . For kindergarden students parents became their teachers rather than the teachers in schools . And also students attend their online classes while travelling and while eating . This caused a  major changes in daily routine of children .

During this pandemic period children missed their teachers and teachers missed their students !!!                                   

                                   Thank you ! 

                                      By 

Pranith Manas . R

8123 

VIII-A

SNMSSS Chennai-600033