Students with disabilities may become anxious when faced with an assignment or task, and they may disengage completely because they lack executive functioning skills.
District administrators said the experiment was so successful that it will continue with 10 employees, even though high schoolers have moved on campus two days a week.
Students have had to get used to seeing someone's face in front of them on a screen, as well as seeing their own faces, says one special education teacher.
Using certain play therapy techniques may not be an option while children are learning remotely. Instead, school psychologists may have to use alternative strategies.
