Educational Interpreting
What is most needed for an interpreter in secondary settings?
Flexibility
At what thinking level does a student interpret or explain knowledge?
comprehensive level
When does the administration set up students schedules?
During the summer
Technology is used in both the instructional (the __) and experiential (the __) phases of learning.
Fill in the blanks.
The instructional (the showing) and experiential (the doing)
True or False: When the student is in high school, they should learn to advocate more from themselves.
True. The older the student becomes, the more they should be advocating for their needs as a student and consumer.
True or False:
There is no single role for a secondary interpreter when it comes to meeting various needs of hard-of-hearing or deaf students.
True
The terms metacognitive, metalinguistic, and metacommunication all relate to what?
the ability to think about on'es thinking
Who sets up the Deaf students transition program?
The IEP team
Why might deaf students not be offered or choose laboratory sciences?
Few interpreters that are knowledgeable of or comfortable with the language use
True or False: An evaluation instrument can be customized.
True, an evaluation instrument can be customized to reflect a particular communication situation or a particular classroom interaction style.
What is heterogeneity?
The quality or state of being diverse in character or content
In Bloom's taxonomy of thinking, how many levels do students demonstrate?
6
( knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation)
Name one category that the Deaf student may have to transition services in?
College, Vocational Training, or Independent Living
What certain common pedagogical principle do vocational and laboratory settings have?
Students learn best by doing and teachers teach best by showing
The Deaf student wants to take a Intro to Spanish class. How would the interpreter, interpret the class?
Cued speech, fingerspelling, or oral transliteration. The interpreter must learn the material, as well.
True or False:
Interpreters play an important role in attempting to read, a student's thoughts, comprehension, communication, and social and academic environments.
True
Name one of the higher functioning processes an interpreter can use to render equivalent messages.
perception message analysis
memory visualization/imagery
semantic chunking composition
lexical retrieval
How long do block schedule classes last?
75 minutes
What two strategies do interpreters often use for laboratory settings?
Proxemics and timing
Name 3 things an interpreter should use appropriately based off the student evaluation.
Facial expressions, body language, gestures, signaling devices, processing (lag time), professional behaviors, communication skills, personal appearance.
Name the different curriculum tracks.
college-bound
work-bound
general education
special education
Name one of the four criteria which track decisions are based on.
-teacher's recommendation from previous grade
-previous years grades student received
-students performance on achievement testing
-personal or parental requests
What age do Deaf students need to be in order for the IDEA to mandate that the schools provide transition programs for them?
At the age of 16
What does CART stand for?
Computer Assisted Realtime Translation (CART)
What is two of the 5 responsibilities that the student as a consumer should represent when using interpreters?
1. Informing the interpreter or teacher when there is a misunderstanding or when comprehension is challenged.
2. Being prepared for class by reviewing new and difficult vocabulary
3. Engaging in problem solving as it is needed
4. Demonstrating a spirit of cooperativeness with the interpreter and teacher
5. Assisting the interpreter with copies of materials that are necessary in the interpreter's comprehension of the content to be interpreted