Contents

Introduction

Part 1 | Deaf Students

Student Perspectives on Educational Interpreting: Twenty Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Offer Insights and Suggestions

Kim Brown Kurz and Elizabeth Caldwell Langer

Language Myths in Interpreted Education: First Language, Second Language, What Language?

Christine Monikowski

Language Accessibility in a Transliterated Education: English Signing Systems

Kelly Stack

How Might Learning through an Educational Interpreter Influence Cognitive Development?

Brenda Schick

Part 2 | Interpreting and Interpreters

Perspectives on Educational Interpreting from Educational Anthropology and an Internet Discussion Group

Elizabeth Caldwell Langer

Competencies of K–12 Educational Interpreters: What We Need Versus What We Have

Bernhardt E. Jones

Interpretability and Accessibility of Mainstream Classrooms

Elizabeth A. Winston

Part 3 | Improving Interpreted Education

Educational Interpreting: Developing Standards of Practice

Melanie Metzger and Earl Fleetwood

Assessment and Supervision of Educational Interpreters: What Job? Whose Job? Is This Process Necessary?

Marty M. Taylor

The Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment: Current Structure and Practices

Brenda Schick and Kevin T. Williams

Theoretical Tools for Educational Interpreters, or “The True Confessions of an Ex-Educational Interpreter”

Claire Ramsey

Contributors

Index