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Standard 4
Education
Question | Answer |
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IEP AND THE EDUCATION TEAM Flashcard 1 Q: What is the role of the interpreter on the IEP team? | A: The interpreter helps ensure the language and communication needs of the student are met, including opportunities for direct communication and instruction in the student's identified language and communication mode. |
IEP AND THE EDUCATION TEAM Flashcard 2 Q: What additional support services may be specified in a student's IEP? | A: Services like occupational or physical therapy, counseling, note-taking, tutoring, assistive technology training, and help working with an interpreter. |
IEP AND THE EDUCATION TEAM Flashcard 3 Q: What does the acronym LRE stand for? | A: Least Restrictive Environment. |
IEP AND THE EDUCATION TEAM Flashcard 4 Q: How is the LRE determined for each student? | A: It depends on the student’s skills, abilities, and opportunities for interacting with other students, determined by the education team. |
IEP AND THE EDUCATION TEAM Flashcard 5 Q: What does IDEA mandate regarding the review of IEPs? | A: The IEP must be reviewed at least once a year, and students who are deaf or hard of hearing must receive a comprehensive communication assessment in their native language and communication mode. |
IEP AND THE EDUCATION TEAM Flashcard 6 Q: What role does the educational interpreter have in curriculum modifications? | A: They work with the IEP team to understand modifications and adjust their interpreting accordingly. |
IEP AND THE EDUCATION TEAM Flashcard 7 Q: How are decisions regarding interpreting made for students? | A: Decisions are made within the context of the educational team, including the interpreter’s input on the student’s language use and comprehension. |
IEP AND THE EDUCATION TEAM Flashcard 8 Q: When interpreting for multiple students, who decides the most appropriate strategy? | A: The educational team, often with advice from experienced educational interpreters. |
IEP AND THE EDUCATION TEAM Flashcard 9 Q: How should interpreters work with the IEP team? | A: They should understand the student’s current level of functioning and how that guides their interpretation. |
IEP AND THE EDUCATION TEAM Flashcard 10 Q: What happens if a family disagrees with the school district about an IEP? | A: Families may request an independent review by a hearing. |
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Flashcard 11 Q: What should everyone in the classroom understand about the interpreter? | A: They should understand the roles and responsibilities of the interpreter and how to interact within an interpreted classroom. |
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Flashcard 12 Q: What is a legal responsibility of professionals working with students? | A: They are required by law to report any suspicion of student abuse. |
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Flashcard 13 Q: Should interpreters tutor as part of their job? | A: Only if they receive additional training, and the tutoring should be supervised by the classroom teacher or teacher of the deaf. |
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Flashcard 14 Q: Who is responsible for educational planning and teaching in the classroom? | A: The classroom teacher. |
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Flashcard 15 Q: Who is responsible for behavior management and student safety in a public school? | A: All adults who work in the school. |
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES Flashcard 16 Q: Who are local schools accountable to? | A: The state department of education. |
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES Flashcard 17 Q: How is the education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students funded? | A: With a combination of local, state, and federal funding, including specific funds for students with disabilities. |
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES Flashcard 18 Q: What are schools required to provide for students with disabilities? | A: A free and appropriate education, even if that requires an interpreter. |
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES Flashcard 19 Q: What is the role of the State Education Agency (SEA)? | A: To regulate teacher credentialing, set curriculum standards, require annual tests, and sometimes set minimum standards for educational interpreters. |
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES Flashcard 20 Q: Who is responsible for complying with state and federal education requirements? | A: The Local Education Agency (LEA). |
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS Flashcard 21 Q: Can an interpreter interpret the instructions for annual achievement tests? | A: Yes, but not the actual test, unless the test's goal is to assess content knowledge, not literacy. |
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS Flashcard 22 Q: Why are standardized tests often problematic for deaf or hard-of-hearing students? | A: They are standardized for hearing students and may not accurately reflect the abilities of deaf or hard-of-hearing students. |
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS Flashcard 23 Q: What do criterion-referenced tests assess? | A: Target skills that a student is expected to master by a given age. |
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS Flashcard 24 Q: Why might intelligence tests underestimate a deaf or hard-of-hearing student's abilities? | A: Because they often rely on language, which may not accurately measure the student’s cognitive abilities. |
EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETER JUDGMENT Flashcard 25 Q: What should educational interpreters base their judgments about language use on? | A: The educational plan, the student's language expression, and communication with the educational team. |
EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETER JUDGMENT Flashcard 26 Q: Does interpreting a lesson necessarily make it accessible? | A: No, the interpretation must also align with the student’s comprehension. |
EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETER JUDGMENT Flashcard 27 Q: Should an interpreter stop interpreting if a hard-of-hearing student watches the teacher? | A: No, the interpreter should continue. |
CLASSROOM Flashcard 28 Q: What is a major goal of Deaf Education? | A: To help students acquire sufficient language skills to participate in the general curriculum. |
CLASSROOM Flashcard 29 Q: What is bilingual education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students? | A: Education where ASL is the first language and English is learned through print. |
CLASSROOM Flashcard 30 Q: What is mainstreaming or inclusion? | A: Educating deaf or hard-of-hearing students in a general education classroom, often with the use of an interpreter. |
CLASSROOM Flashcard 31 Q: Do hard-of-hearing students always need an interpreter? | A: Yes, they may need an interpreter to access all classroom information, even if they can understand some information without one. |
CLASSROOM Flashcard 32 Q: Why might interpreters need specialized training for certain subjects? | A: To appropriately interpret specialized subjects like foreign languages, physics, or computer programming. |