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More than meets the eye : revealing the complexities of an interpreted education /
Sign language interpreters often offer the primary avenue of access for Deaf and hard of hearing students in public schools. More than 80% of all Deaf children today are mainstreamed, and few of their teachers sign well enough to provide them with full access. As a result, many K-12 interpreters per...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
Gallaudet University Press (Bibliovault),
[2013]
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| Colección: | Studies in interpretation (Washington, D.C.) ;
v. 10. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Sign language interpreters often offer the primary avenue of access for Deaf and hard of hearing students in public schools. More than 80% of all Deaf children today are mainstreamed, and few of their teachers sign well enough to provide them with full access. As a result, many K-12 interpreters perform multiple roles beyond interpreting. Yet, very little is known about what they actually do and what factors inform their moment-to-moment decisions. This volume presents the range of activities and responsibilities performed by educational interpreters, and illuminates what they consider when making decisions. To learn about the roles of K-12 interpreters, the author conducted in-depth analyses at three different schools. She learned that in response to what interpreters feel that their deaf students need, many focus on three key areas: 1) visual access, 2) language and learning, and 3) social and academic participation/inclusion. To best serve their deaf students in these contexts, they perform five critical functions: they assess and respond to the needs and abilities of deaf students; they interpret with or without modification as they deem appropriate; they capitalize on available resources; they rely on interactions with teachers and students to inform their choices; and they take on additional responsibilities as the need arises. The findings of this study highlight the need for further research - and serve as a call to action to prepare interpreters to more effectively meet the needs of Deaf and hard of hearing mainstreamed students. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 204 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-195) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781563685804 1563685809 |