Through the lens of Turbulence Theory, this volume offers students and scholars an innovative toolkit for understanding the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on teachers, families, and students. Bringing together cases from early childhood and special education written by parents and educators, author Susan H. Shapiro leverages Turbulence Theory as a framework to help readers evaluate the level of turbulence during each scenario and what methods, if any, might help mitigate or escalate the situation. With more than 20 insightful case-based examples and discussion questions, this book explores what lessons and strategies we can bring into future crises—and how we move forward in an ever-evolving educational landscape.
Author(s): Susan H. Shapiro
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 132
City: New York
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
CONTENTS
Foreword
Contributors
Acknowledgments
PART I: Examining the Effect of COVID-19 on Early Childhood and Special Education
1. COVID-19’s Influence on Early Childhood and Children with Special Needs
COVID and Education
Structure of the Book
Case Studies
Personal Communication and Journals
Viewing the Pandemic Through Turbulence Theory
The Use of the Turbulence Gauge in an Educational Setting
Stability, Positionality, and Cascading Events
The Use of Turbulence in Reflection and Practice
Chapters Explored
Questions for Discussion
PART II: Using Turbulence Theory to Examine Practitioners and Family Experiences with COVID-19
2. Special Education Remote Teaching and Learning
Implications Regarding the Pandemic for IDEA
Virtual Services for Children with Special Needs
Families as Therapists
Questions to Consider
Cases Studies
Case #1: The Effect of Remote Instruction on Children with Behavioral Needs
Case #2: Parenting During the Pandemic: Assessment and Early Childhood Special Education
Case #3: We Interrupt This Program: The Move from In-Person Instruction to Remote for Special Needs Students During the Time of COVID
Case #4: Minimalizing Turbulence in Severe Weather Patterns: Balancing Remote Teaching, IEPs, and Parenting
Case #5: Eli’s Routine: A Service Provider’s Reflections
Case #6: An Administrator Talks: Navigating COVID Protocols for Special Education Students and Teachers
3. The Impact of the Digital Divide and Poverty
The Effect of Turbulence on Low-Income Families
Issues Related to Poverty
Missing Children and the Digital Gap
Questions to Consider
Case Studies
Case #1: No More Cupcakes and Goody Bags: Financial Stress and Parenting
Case #2: The COVID Cascade Through the Eyes of a Teacher: The Effects of Trauma and Turbulence on a Teacher’s Family
Case #3: Parents Misbehaving
Case #4: What Did the Schools Expect Us to Do? Poverty, Loss of Child Care, and Service for Special Needs Families
Case #5: Teaching Families in Poverty: The Digital Divide
Case #6: Family Financial Difficulties: Don’t Make More Trouble for Me
4. Homeschooling and Parental Support
Balancing Work and the Needs of Children in the Home
Financial Strain
Questions to Consider
Cases Studies in This Chapter Homeschooling and Parental Support
Case #1: Who Gets the Fuzzy End of the Lollipop? Who Gets the Attention When Grades Are on the Line?
Case #2: Terrible Things Happen to Lovely People Every Day: COVID in the Home
Case #3: You Can Breathe Now: Parenting and Social Media
Case #4: The Impact of Religion and Community on the Family
Case #5: It’s Not a Snow Day: Schools Supporting Parents
Case #6: The Teaching Mother
5. Pandemic Teaching and Learning
Issues with Technology
Engaging Young Children
The Effect of In-Person, Hybrid, and Virtual Classrooms
Questions to Consider
Case Studies in This Chapter—Teaching During a Pandemic
Case # 1: Carefully Laid Plans: Teaching with a Baby
Case #2: Can’t You Do Anything Right? Teacher’s Mental Health and the Impact on Teaching Partnerships
Case #3: Runny Noses and Angry Parents: How Positionality Affects Family Interactions and Visions of Safety
Case #4: The Textident: The Double-Edged Sword of Written Communication with Families
Case #5: Creating Human Connections: Mixing Remote and In-Person Instruction
Case #6: School Counselor Reflections in the Age of a Pandemic
PART III: Conclusions and Lessons Learned
6. Understanding Cases, Crisis, and Turbulence
Reflections of the Pandemic
Using Cases as Reflection for Practice Response and Pedagogy
The Use of Turbulence in Reflection and Practice
Conclusion
Index
