lived Experience of Parents of Students with Specific learning Disabilities (SLD) During the Corona Pandemic

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the lived experience of parents of students with specific learning disabilities (SLD), during the Corona pandemic. The research method was phenomenological, of lived experience type. For this purpose, among the parents of students with specific learning disabilities in the academic year 2019-2020, whose children were under house quarantine due to the Corona pandemic and school closures, the parents of 20 students were purposefully selected and participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data, and the data were categorized and analyzed by Colaizzi’s method. The results showed that the lived experiences of parents of students with specific learning disabilities during the Corona pandemic included six main categories: (1) Child psychological problems, (2) Child behavioral problems, (3) Child cognitive problems, (4) Child educational problems, (5) Parenting problems, and (6) Child improper skills. It can be concluded that the poor skills of the parents of students with specific learning disabilities in the mentioned areas can increase the problems of these students and their parents during the home quarantine. Therefore, appropriate training courses in these areas need to be provided for parents of students with specific learning disabilities.

Keywords

• specific learning disorder(sld)
• parents’ lived experience
• corona pandemic
• psychosocial dimensions
• home quarantine