Two million Australian students at risk of falling behind due to remote learning

Two million Australian children could fall behind in their education as a result of learning at home during the coronavirus crisis with students of non-English speaking and Indigenous backgrounds among those most at risk.

The paper found nearly 46 per cent of ­students are “at risk of having their learning and wellbeing significantly compromised by not being at school”.READ MORE Mr Tehan admitted students were unlikely to be out of schools for this long, but said the findings showed there were still consequences from short-term distance learning.

In addition, the research points out teachers have never had to do online education on this scale and many lack the necessary skills.A separate paper from Victoria University's Stephen Lamb estimates that if online education proceeds for the whole of term two, disadvantaged students in year 5 will lose 1.5 weeks' worth of reading education and nearly three weeks of numeracy.Year 9 students would lose 2.3 weeks of reading and 3.3 weeks of numeracy - a third of a term.

"For most children, particularly those not already in a risk group, the effects on their achievement may not be significant enough to warrant special programs, longer school year, or new programs," she said. He offers some immediate solutions, including providing books to support learning at home and trusting existing teaching resources over technological solutions.The Federal Government has urged schools to return to on-site learning as soon as possible based on medical advice children are at limited risk of contracting the coronavirus.

I hope your not parroting Morrison

Just part of their campaign to undermine, divide and conquer. They are relentless in their assault until they get what they want.

Hopefully, once schools go back we will remember these students and support them properly. Highly doubtful once their political value goes back to normal.

Behind what? A tombstone?

Better get them all back to school if they are'my sick.

ROFL what a load of dog crap. What about all the poor white families also. SBS so F****** racist these days!

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