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• • COVID-19 and the status of remote learning for students with disabilities in Jordan: the learned lessons

  • The study investigates the effectiveness of, attitudes towards, and teacher’s competences in distance learning for students with disabilities in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purposive sampling technique was used in this study, which includes twenty-five special education teachers. Qualitative research data from individual interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Results revealed that remote learning is a new educational concept associated with negative attitudes in Jordan. The majority of participants think that remote learning is not an effective way of teaching students with disabilities. Data analysis revealed that most special education teachers perceive themselves as holding a low level of competency regarding implemented remote learning in the education of students with disabilities. Several barriers and suggestions are reported. This study documented lessons learned during the pandemic, which could be applied after it has ended. The pandemic has highlighted inequities in technology access and teacher knowledge, and provides the impetus to address such inequities in the future. It is vital to promote the implementation of effective applications of remote learning in related special education contexts. Recommendations and practical and research implications are presented in light of the study results.

• • Computer based screening test of Dyslexic High School Students in Greece

  • The diagnosis of dyslexia is made by mainly taking into account the reading skills of the child. Screening for dyslexia, on the other hand, is an initial useful indicator before diagnosis. Recently, various types of software have been created in order to screen Dyslexia. The main advantage of this kind of software is the creation of a pleasant environment for the user, while they achieve more accurate results in less time, in contrast to the classic clinical trials. The aim of this study was to create, for the first time, an online software for screening dyslexia in Greek High School Students. For that purpose, the software «DysCreTe» was created, which consists of nine tests that assess children in reading, spelling, arithmetic and cognitive skills. Our research design consists of random sampling and application to both typical developed and dyslectic children in order to analyze the results and investigate if children with dyslexia will show significant differences both in the mean scores and also in the time of completion of all tests. According to our results, students with dyslexia lagged significantly compared to the typical developed ones. Consequently, the online software «DysCreTe» is a useful tool to screen dyslexia in Greek High School Students.