The COVID-19 pandemic led to many children, termed the COVID kindergartners, finishing their first school year remotely. Approximately 80% of students continued with remote learning into 2021, resulting in a significant loss of formative experiences and developmental milestones. Although math scores for these students are improving, reading proficiency has declined. Parents have expressed concerns over the pandemic learning slide, with particular setbacks noted in handwriting skills as children adapted to screen-based learning instead of hands-on practice.
Nearly 80% of students were still being offered a remote-only option for receiving instruction even by May of 2021, meaning another year's worth of 5-year-olds nationwide missed that pivotal first year of school.
Their academic and social development took a major hit. You don't realize just how much your child learns at school until they can't attend anymore.
Parents express worry about the pandemic learning slide, with the main setbacks being in handwriting skills due to reliance on screens instead of practicing handwriting.
Recent data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that this cohort is catching up on their math scores, but their reading proficiency scores have steadily declined since the pandemic.
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