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Colleen Cruz

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Jun 8

Thinking about all the really hopeful moves locally and nationally, designed to help students with dyslexia - long overdue, but now we're finally seeing movement 🎉 And... I've been an educator for awhile so I'm also wary... 1/

First of all - screeners - yay! Except, I'm already hearing politicians and educators say, 'After the screener, we'll know who has dyslexia'. Actually, no. We'll have more information for who might have trouble reading - which is important. But screeners =/= diagnosis. 2/

A diagnosis requires a full educational evaluation. It is rare that school based evaluation teams can provide this diagnosis. More commonly, students are diagnosed by an outside entity. Why does this matter? Wouldn't just knowing they could have dyslexia help? 3/

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Colleen Cruz

@colleen_cruz

May 4, 2021

iCinco de Mayo! As a California-born Mex-Am I've noticed a lot of educators moving to undo the myth that 5/5 is Mexican Independence day (yay!) but also to underplay it as not a 'real' holiday (??). It is a real holiday we can teach - to celebrate solidarity. 1/10

Mexico abolished slavery in 1829. And was part of an underground railroad. There was a belief that when France invaded in 1861, while the Civil War was raging, that not only would France would spread imperialism - they would bring back slavery AND help the Confederates. 2/10

The Union was not doing as well with battles at the time, and there was a feeling that if the French were able to break through Mexico, they would give the Confederates the support they wanted (symbolically & materially). Lincoln was in no position to help. Meanwhile... 3/10

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Colleen Cruz

@colleen_cruz

Mar 22, 2020

I'm going to try to add some online learning/teaching tips specifically for teachers who have students with IEPs to this thread whenever I can. Please add your favorite tips to the thread!

1. While it can be challenging depending on the platform you are using, consider ways to include visuals, besides just your face. A real white board you hold up to the camera, a chart, or slides with icons or sketches can go a long way towards supporting comprehension

2. If you have access to your students' IEPs try to send a list of 'at home' accommodations for caregivers to have nearby to use during online learning. I would send it to everyone because we know that not everyone who needs an IEP has one.

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Colleen Cruz

@colleen_cruz

Mar 18, 2020

A few thoughts for educators who are navigating the world of emergency online/distance learning (a thread) and have students with IEPs, from someone who is both an educator for and a parent of students with learning differences 1/?

Many students are not going to be receiving their services for the foreseeable future. This is problematic for a few reasons: 1) services are often required to give skills and content 2) services give specialized help most caregivers are not prepared to give . . . 2/?

3) the clock is ticking for many students with specific learning needs. Hitting certain milestones by certain points can make huge long term differences in a student’s academic success or failure . . . 3/?

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Colleen Cruz

@colleen_cruz

Oct 26, 2019

Lately I’ve been having a lot of conversations with teachers and caregivers where a tough stance was justified with, ‘In life you don’t get... (fill in the blank with accommodation this adult is not willing to give a child)’ I have thoughts. 1/?

First of all, it’s patently not true. There is not a single thing we demand from children that doesn’t have an escape clause in adulthood. (If you have one, I’d like to hear it) Adults opt out of, work around or avoid countless things all the time 2/?

Second: these things we say are ‘just getting you ready for life’ are almost always demands or assignments. We make a deadline, we give a test, we expect certain kinds of language or behavior. I would have a lot more respect for this stance if there was teaching involved 3/?

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