The findings are now in. It is children in grades K-2 who are suffering the greatest learning loss due to interruptions in their education. Many children in these grades are academically working several months behind where they should be. Online learning just does not work for kindergarteners. They simply can not stay focused on their on-screen lessons. As a result, many parents have stopped their kindergarten children from doing schoolwork online. Since kindergarten is not required in most states, many parents will simply enroll the children in first grade next year. Others will redshirt their children and have them start kindergarten next year.
It is also very challenging for first and second grade students to learn online. When everyone returns to school, the curriculum is going to have to majorly be adjusted so that students are able to make up the learning gap.