How Can You Help Students Catch Up

Learning loss is on everyone's mind right now. After the past two years we've had, people are wondering what effects virtual learning during the pandemic has had on students' academic achievements. Well, researchers were wondering the same thing and a study done by the Center of Education Policy Research at Harvard University shows we are already seeing consequences of remote and hybrid learning during the pandemic.

Because of the pandemic, the 20-21 school year was unlike any other. Schools were forced to restructure and go virtual. Then very difficult decisions had to be made about whether they could open back up, remain virtual, or have a hybrid schedule. Every school did what was best for its students and community and no decision was wrong. But unfortunately, as though these last few years haven't been hard enough on schools now we are seeing that students are falling behind.

The article, Kids Are Far, Far Behind in School, in the Atlantic states a few different approaches that schools can take to help students catch up and remedy learning losses. The approaches the author, Thomas Kane, provides are below. 

Ways to remedy learning loss caused by the pandemic 

• High dosage tutoring: Tutors work with groups of 1-4 students three times a week for a whole year. 
• Voluntary summer school
• Extra period each day of instruction in core subjects: An example the article provides is a double dose of math 
• Lengthening the school year for the next two years

There are challenges that come along with each of these approaches and they may not work best for every school. Have you found a different approach that works best for your school? Let us know! 

Whatever your school is doing to catch up, make sure you are staying connected and keeping everyone informed with a branded mobile app. To learn more, connect with someone on our team today! Enroll before June 24th* to ensure you are set up by the start of next school year. 

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