With school closures, education in emergencies responses are shifting to home or shelter-based distance learning (including paper-based and technology-based options). As with in-person education, distance learning is not always designed with the specific educational needs of individual children in mind.
Programmes that use only one delivery mechanism or expect rigid inputs and functional abilities from students exclude children with disabilities and those already at risk of falling behind further. Addressing these challenges is crucial.
Building inclusion into any education programme requires ensuring that there are multiple ways to share information, motivate learners, and allow children to express themselves.
Take a look at the Inclusive Distance Learning guide by Save the Children which provides information on how to support the designing of inclusive distance learning sessions.