lee on Nostr: This year I am struggling with what to do with students that can't do really basic ...

This year I am struggling with what to do with students that can't do really basic programming in my intro classes. I have a few who are not retaining any info, can't remember any syntax, are not able to do week 2 or 3 levels of knowledge. In the past I usually assumed these students weren't doing any outside of class studying, but more and more I think there are some really fundamental learning disabilities exacerbated by uneven education during early years of the pandemic. I don't really feel like the office of disability resources would be that helpful here? I am talking to my colleagues and finding they are experiencing this as well. I haven't yet found much support or ideas on how to address it.