Webinar: Supporting COVID-19 recovery for students with disabilities¶

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Evidence · 5 claims (5 for) · 5 studies (3 theoretical, 2 review), q1–q2 · 0 of 5 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study

Description¶

An on-demand June 2021 webinar by "the Alliance for Excellent Education, NWEA, and the National Center for Learning disabilities" on "recent research on academic growth for students in special education before the pandemic and implications for policies and practices designed to spur COVID-19 recovery." The panelists share research findings, policy recommendations for states and districts, and "the perspective of a district leader and what their district is doing to support students with disabilities."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Access to the on-demand webinar recording and the associated NWEA research on special education growth trends

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students with disabilities in special education

Target Learning Goals¶

• Informing COVID-19 recovery policies and practices for students with disabilities

Claims¶

• New research examined academic growth trends of students with disabilities in special education during the school year compared to the summer before the pandemic [+W]
• Students with disabilities may have experienced disproportionate academic impacts from COVID-19, according to NWEA research [+W]
• The webinar presents research comparing student academic trends during the pandemic year to a more typical school year [+W]
• Students with disabilities suffered disproportionately from reduced instructional time and disconnection from school communities during COVID-19 [+W]
• The COVID-19 pandemic impacted historically underserved students more severely than their peers [+W]

Related Elements¶

• NWEA/All4Ed webinar on COVID-19 recovery and learning acceleration
• Working paper and research brief: Understanding differential growth during school years and summers for students in special education

Examples¶

• Use federal COVID-19 aid, including the American Recovery Plan influx, to transform education for students with disabilities
• Use federal ESSER and IDEA funding to provide early intervention, extended school year support in the summer, and other evidence-based supports for students with disabilities

Key Sources¶

• Elizabeth Barker, Angela Johnson, Meghan Whittaker, Esq., Michael K. Yudin, Phillip Lovell, Jeremy Boerner. (June 2021). Supporting COVID-19 recovery for students with disabilities: Research findings, policy recommendations, and lessons from the ground. NWEA Research / Alliance for Excellent Education webinar. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/supporting-covid-19-recovery-for-students-with-disabilities-research-findings-policy-recommendations-and-lessons-from-the-ground/