Keywords
online learning
parent's perception
COVID-19 pandemic
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Abstract
Research in special needs have found parents to perceive online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic to be more difficult and challenging, compared to in-person schooling. This study explores parents’ perceptions of online learning for children with dyslexia during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. The study employed a qualitative multiple-case study using semi-structured interviews to examine parents’ perceptions of teacher instruction, their child’s academic progress, and their own experiences, during online learning. Three families participated in this study. Findings suggested that parents have perceived teachers to lack the instructional and technical skills for online teaching, use standardised instruction and lack accommodations. Parents have also perceived a loss of learning in their child’s academic performance during the pandemic and found online learning during the pandemic to be challenging to both themselves and their child. Study findings can inform future research in three areas, namely, enhancing accessibility in online learning for children with dyslexia, investigating strategies for mitigating losses in online learning, and providing support to parents for sustainable implementation of online learning for children with dyslexia.
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