India Covid-19: The children who have never seen a classroom
"I was really looking forward to her forming social relationships in school. But for her, friends from class have all remained small squares on Zoom," says Ms Jebaraj.
"If a child in the first grade misses out on learning, it will impact them over the next few grades," says epidemiologist Dr Chandrakant Lahariya, who has been advocating for schools to be reopened.Image caption,The impact has been particularly hard on millions of children who didn't have access to laptops and uninterrupted internet.in August last year said the prolonged closure of schools in India had led to "catastrophic consequences" for poor children.
While access to online learning was easier for children from more privileged backgrounds, experts who work closely with them say many find it harder to concentrate during Zoom classes. Children aged five and above learn best when there are other children around them, says Marija Sitar, a child counsellor.
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