Back to School
Reading, Writing & Arithmetic
in the age of COVID-19
Help for you and your family
as we move into the new school year


As some California schools prepare to resume in-person instruction, parents and teachers have a new round of safety concerns to consider.

Kids may be missing out on traditional back-to-school benefits, but there are other opportunities for growth

Some children depend on hot meal programs at school. Our nutrition experts share advice for healthy options.

How should teens deal with anxiety, frustration and fear for the future?

One tool for success is structure, but also a willingness to adjust as needed.

Learn how to help children with special needs adjust to being at home for the start of the school year.

It will be a surreal first day of school in Southern California as students embark on a new year from a computer screen at home.

Learn some safe ways to help children stay fit while keeping them safe from coronavirus exposure.

When youth sports resume, Southern California parents and coaches will have a new playbook to follow.

Ensure physical education does not fall off the radar while schooling at home.
Meet our Experts

Annabelle de St. Maurice, MD, MPH
Co-chief Infection Prevention Officer
UCLA Health

Nava Yeganeh, MD, MPH
Pediatric infectious disease specialist
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital

Shangxin Yang, PhD
Pathologist
UCLA Health

Shilpa Baweja, LCSW, PhD
Developmental psychologist
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Cynthia Whitham, LCSW
Developmental psychologist
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Matthew Flesock
Executive Director
UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind

Melissa Brymer, PhD
Director of Terrorism and Disaster Programs
UCLA–Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

Catherine Lord, Ph.D.
George Tarjan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry
UCLA’s Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Laura McMullin, PhD
Clinical Curriculum Developer
DMH-UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
