Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATION JOURNAL, cilt.51, sa.1, ss.237-272, 2022 (ESCI)
The aim of this study was to identify the problems and needs of students with specific learning disabilities, their families and teachers during the COVID-19 outbreak. In this direction, the study was carried out with phenomenological design, which is one of the qualitative research methods,and the data were analyzed with the content analysis method. Focus group interviews were carried out with six students with specific learning disabilities, who live in the three largest provinces of Turkey, five families and eight special education teachers working with students with specific learning disabilities. The students stated that it was very nice to be at home, but the lessons were lengthy and the brakes were short. Families stated that it was very enjoyable to spend time together at the beginning of the epidemic, but over time, sleeping, motivation and adaptation problems emerged for students and their children could not benefit from distance education. Special education teachers stated that they see distance education as difficult and wearing, they are not ready for distance education and as a society,we need innovations to turn this process into an opportunity. As a result of the study, it was concluded that teachers and families need support in the use of technological tools in the distance education, in the realization of educational adaptations for students remotely, and that students and families need psychological support systems.