由于学校关闭，残疾儿童比以往任何时候都更容易受到伤害

由于学校关闭，残疾儿童比以往任何时候都更容易受到伤害

With school closed, Marla Murasko begins her morning getting her 14-year-old son, Jacob, dressed and ready for the day. They have a daily check-in: How are you doing? How are you feeling? Next, they consult the colorful, hourly schedule she has pinned on the fridge.

随着学校的关闭，玛拉·穆拉斯科开始了她的早晨，让她14岁的儿子雅各布穿好衣服，准备迎接新的一天。他们每天都有登记：你好吗?你感觉怎么样?接下来，他们查看了她贴在冰箱上的多彩的每小时时间表。

Jacob, who has Down syndrome. Schools in Hopkinton, Mass., are closed until April 6th, so Jacob's morning academic lesson — which according to the schedule starts at 9 a.m. — has been temporarily moved to the basement.

雅各布患有唐氏综合症。马萨诸塞州霍普金顿市的学校关闭到4月6日，因此雅各布上午的学术课，按照日程安排从上午9点开始，已经暂时转移到了地下室。

But there's been one big hiccup to all this: What, exactly, to learn during these at-home sessions? Some of Jacob's teachers have sent packets home — one, for a science class, includes a video and a worksheet on wolves.

但这其中有一个大问题：在这些家庭课程中到底要学习什么?雅各布的一些老师已经往家里寄了些小包，其中一个是上科学课的，包括一段关于狼的视频和一份练习题。

Normally, Jacob is in a general education classroom, with special help. In some subjects, like reading and math, he works with different teachers and sometimes does different lessons.

通常，雅各布在通识教育的教室里，接受特殊照顾。在一些科目，比如阅读和数学，他和不同的老师一起学习，有时也上不同的课。

"It has been very frustrating for us," says Murasko, "he can't look at a five-page worksheet and learn. He needs it very simplified in order for him to learn it. If there's no accommodations or modifications for him, he really can't attend to that lesson plan unless I modify it for him." So Murasko, who insists she is not and has never been a teacher. She found some worksheets online that help break down readings into Who, What, Where, When and Why? She says they're helping.

“这让我们非常沮丧，”穆拉斯科说，“他不能看着五页纸的练习题然后学习。他需要把它简化以便学习。如果没有为他作任何调整或修改，他真的不能参加这一学习计划，除非我为他修改。”穆拉斯科坚称自己从来没有当过老师。她在网上找到了一些练习题，这些练习题有助于将阅读内容分解为谁、什么、在哪里、什么时候、为什么?并说这很有帮助。

On Saturday, the U.S. Education Department announced it was giving schools flexibility in interpreting IDEA, saying that complying with the law, "should not prevent any school from offering educational programs through distance instruction."

周六，美国教育部宣布，将赋予学校在诠释理念上的灵活性，称遵守法律“不应阻止任何学校通过远程教学提供教育项目。”

For the first few days of virtual learning, Ann Hiebert says she was focused on how to adapt lessons for her students, but in recent days she has shifted her thinking. Now, she says, "I'm trying to be more of a resource to parents." She's planning on making videos — with help from her own son, to demonstrate to parents how she works with students in class, so parents can model her movements.

安·希伯特说，在虚拟学习(网络学习)的最初几天，她主要关注的是如何让课程适合学生，但最近几天她已经改变了想法。现在，她说，“我正努力成为父母的资源。”她打算在自己儿子的帮助下拍摄视频，向家长展示她在课堂上是如何与学生相处的，这样家长们就可以模仿她的动作。

There are schools with extensive experience teaching online, including a number of charter schools. "All of our instruction has always been delivered online," says Jamie Desrochers, the director of special education at the PA Distance Learning Charter School in Pennsylvania.

有些学校有丰富的在线教学经验，包括一些特许学校。“我们所有的教学都是在网上进行的，”宾夕法尼亚大学远程教育特许学校特殊教育主任杰米·德斯罗切尔说。

When everything is through a computer, Desrochers says, teachers "have to be that much more animated to get the kids' attention." "The kids love to show off their pet," she says. "Giving the students an opportunity to do a show-and-tell online gets them engaged and builds that relationship."

德斯罗切尔说，当一切都通过电脑完成时，老师们“必须更加活跃，才能吸引孩子们的注意力。”“孩子们喜欢炫耀他们的宠物，”她说。“给学生一个在网上展示和讲述的机会，让他们参与进来，建立那种关系。”