The Interpreter's Tapestry

For Teachers

Working with Interpreters
Brochure A brochure to introduce yourself to your new teachers, administration, etc.
Educational Interpreter Preparation A list of tasks educational interpreters perform during preparation time for classes
Surviving Spelling Tests Several options for interpreting spelling tests with pros and cons of the various methods
Teacher Evaluation Form A form for teachers to evaluate their interpreter.
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Assessment Checklists
Distribution of Responsibilities A new interpretation of the original Inverted Triangles of Responsibility (Davino, 1985)
PARC: Placement and Readiness Checklists for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Student Independence Checklist A checklist to assist in determining student independence.
Student Competencies Regarding Interpreters Provided by Brenda Schick. Feel free to use, but do not modify.
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Self Advocacy Inventory (SAI) A checklist to assist in determining student independence.
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Interpreter Handbooks
Educational Interpreter Handbook This handbook is from Rutherford County, Tennessee. It is acknowledged it needs updates, but is posted here for reference.
Arkansas Handbook for Educational Interpreters/Transliterators, Teachers and Administrators Compiled in 2000.
Colorado Educational Interpreter Handbook This handbook was developed by the Colorado Department of Education's Educational Interpreter Standards Task Force, 2007.
Louisiana Educational Interpreter Handbook Published in 2011.
If you have other Interpreter Handbooks or Resource pages you would like to see here, please send them to contact@terptap.org or post them to our FaceBook wall.
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Last Updated: January 1, 2015
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