While learning continuity for children with special needs is very challenging amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) assured that its Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) would address their specific needs to assure that they will not be left further behind.
“This is very challenging because even before COVID, there are already challenges in education for children with special needs,” Briones said in a mix of English and Filipino. Currently, she noted that most schools for children with special needs are run by the private sector and usually very expensive. “This is why we are pushing that the services of offered by these schools can be expanded so they can reach more,” she added.
As it conducts the month-long enrollment for SY 2020-2021 this June, DepEd has also including learners with disability in the enrollment process. Based on the national enrollment data of DepEd as of June 12, there are 32, 299 non-graded learners with disabilities that registered for the coming school year 2020-2021 scheduled to start in August.
Due to the implementation of various learning modalities, DepEd said the learning resources will also be adjusted based on the needs of the learners – among others. As cited in its LCP, in addition to the textbooks distributed to the schools, Self-Learning Modules shall be made available in print and digital format for use this incoming school year.
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