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Welcome
Educational Interpreters have always been an important part of the mission and programs of RID. However, over the years, we have gotten feedback that some of you feel overlooked by the majority of publications, VIEWS articles, conference workshops, etc. So we have rolled up our sleeves and are working to improve our outreach, advocacy, and resource development efforts for YOU!!

Minnesota -- Setting the Standard for Other States to Follow

Related Workshops and Conferences
Check RID's Searchable Databases for RID Approved Workshops

State Resources and Requirements
Here are various states' resources and requirements for their educational interpreters:

CALIFORNIA -- Educational Interpreters proposed standards Now state law!

Information about the Certifications and Assessments required by the State of California Department of Education can be found at the following sites:

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)

National Cued Speech Association (NCSA)

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)

American Consortium of Certified Interpreters (ACCI)

Educational Interpreters Performance Assessment (EIPA)

Educational Sign Skills Evaluation (ESSE)
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NAD-RID National Interpreter Certification (NIC) Knowledge Examination

Suggested Reference Materials

The following table is a compilation of the suggested reference materials that will assist you in preparing for the NIC written examination, as well as links to their respective publishers.

This list does not attempt to include all acceptable references, nor is it suggested that the examinations questions are necessarily based on all of these references. RID does not intend the list to imply endorsement of these specific references and reserves the right to update this list as needed.

For a more comprehensive listing of articles related to the field of interpretation and deafness, you may wish to refer to: An Annotated Bibliography on Interpretation, compiled by Carol Patrie and Julie Mertz, Gallaudet University, 1997.

You may access the RID Standard Practice Papers, RID Code of Ethics, and RID Bylaws through the RID website (www.rid.org) or the RID fax-on-demand system by calling 1-800-736-9280.

  A Place of Their Own: Creating Deaf Community in America

John Vickrey Van Cleve and Barry A. Crouch

Gallaudet University Press, 1989

http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/

American Sign Language: A Teacher’s Resource Text on Grammar and Culture

Baker-Shenk and Cokely

Gallaudet University Press, 1980

http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/

Best Practices in Educational Interpreting

Seal

Allyn & Bacon Publishers, 1998

http://www.ablongman.com/home

Deaf Plus – A Multicultural Perspective

Christensen

Dawn Sign Press, 2000

http://www.dawnsign.com/

Encounters with Reality

Cartwright

RID Press, 1999

http://www.rid.org/pubs.html

Excerpt from a lecture given by George Veditz in 1913 titled "Preservation of the Sign Language.” Translated by Carol Padden.

Padden and Humphries, 1988.

http://www.rid.org/veditz.html

“Exploring Ethics: A Case for Revising the Code of Ethics,”

Cokeley

2000 Journal of Interpretation

RID Publications, 2000

http://www.rid.org/pubs.html

Interpreting: An Introduction

Frishberg

RID Publications, 1990

http://www.rid.org/pubs.html

Interpreting: The Art of Cross Cultural Mediation - Proceedings of the 1985 RID Convention

Marina McIntire, Editor.

RID Publications, 1986

http://www.rid.org/pubs.html

Linguistics of American Sign Language

Valli and Lucas

Gallaudet University Press, 1995

http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/

Linguistics of American Sign Language

Valli and Lucas

Gallaudet University Press, 1995

http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/

Reading Between the Signs: A Practical Approach to Cultural Adjustment

1999 RID Proceedings

Mindess

RID Publications, 1999

http://www.rid.org/pubs.html

Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters

Mindess

Intercultural Press, 1999

http://interculturalpress.com/shop/index.html

RID Code of Ethics

RID Publications

http://www.rid.org/spp.html

RID Standard Practice Papers

RID Publications

http://www.rid.org/spp.html

RID Bylaws

RID Publications

http://www.rid.org/BylawsWithCover9-18-06.pdf

Sign Language Interpreting: Exploring Its Art and Science

Stewart, Schein, and Cartwright

Allyn & Bacon Publishers, 1998

http://www.ablongman.com/home

So You Want To Be An Interpreter, 3rd Edition

Humphrey and Alcorn

H&H Publishers, 2001

http://www.rid.org/pubs.html

Transliterating: Show me the English

Kelly

RID Press, 2001

http://www.rid.org/pubs.html

Related RID Publications

"Educational Interpreting: A Collection of Articles From VIEWS"
Various Authors. © 2000 RID Publications

A "Must Have" Resource for Interpreters, Parents, School Administrators, and Teachers. Article Topics Include: The Challenges of Educational Interpreting; Educational Interpreting: Raising the Standards; Ethics in Educational Interpreting; Guidelines For Inservicing Teachers; Issues With the Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA), and Much More! Also includes RID's Standard Practice Paper on Educational Interpreting and the Code of Ethics.

ISBN: 0-916883-31-0, 8.5x11, 68 pages, softcover.

$19.95

Member Price $15.95
Encounters With Reality: 1001 Interpreter Scenarios"
Brenda Cartwright. © 1999 RID Press

This unprecedented text provides over 1000 scenarios that will mirror the often unpredictable situations that interpreters (including educational interpreters) face during the course of their careers. The text sheds light on the way interpreters must be mentally prepared for the unexpected. Includes ethical, cross-cultural, and communication challenging scenarios with sample responses from both Deaf consumers and experienced interpreters.

214 pages, 6 x 9, soft cover.

$29.95

Member Price $24.95

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"Food for Thought"
Consistent themes heard from educational interpreters:

"RID is for interpreters who interpret for adults, not children."
"RID's CI and CT doesn't include educational situations like I face on a daily basis, so it doesn't apply to me and does not measure my skills."
Responses

RID is working hard to change some of these preconceived notions. For example, many interpreting and education professionals feel that it is vitally important that educational interpreters have a sense of what deaf children will face as they mature and become adults. Some educational interpreters start off as community interpreters and then switch to working in schools. Others begin their work in the school systems and are doing excellent work, yet they've had little or no exposure to community interpreting and deaf adults. Since the children in today's classrooms become the adults of tomorrow, today's educational interpreters need to understand the role and the Code of Ethics so that all interpreters are on the "same page" and so that deaf persons receive more consistent interpreting services throughout their lives. Likewise, community interpreters need to have a greater appreciation and understanding and unique challenges that educational interpreters face on a daily basis. This mutual appreciation and understanding will go a long way in increased unity and respect.

For the CI and CT -- Just like most school teachers usually have a college degree and have additional state licensure requirements, many interpreting and educational professionals believe that receiving RID's CI and/or CT, and/or NAD's IV or V should be EVENTUAL and attainable goals for all educational interpreters. To start with, you are hopefully well on your way towards a state's QA rating/level or the EIPA, which are excellent precursors for national certification With many more states passing minimum standards and credentials, all interpreters -- including educational interpreters -- need to be setting concrete career goals for professional affiliation (joining RID and its state and local affiliate chapters), interpreting and general education training, and scheduling when one will take the various parts of the above possible certifications or QAs. A doctor in training takes rotations in all the various fields and then specializes in a specific area. Likewise, RID's CI and CT is a general minimum standard combining many various scenarios into the testing process. Just like a psychiatrist may not use on a daily basis the knowledge he/she learned while in a cardiology training rotation, this training made him/her a more well-rounded doctor. An educational interpreter with a CI and/or CT will be well-rounded, even though the skill set used on a daily basis is different. Also, many educational interpreters will interpret for deaf parents, deaf teachers and staff, and deaf adults who attend school functions.

Additional Resources
RID's Standard Practice Paper "Interpreting in Educational Settings (K-12)"
Or, obtain from Fax-on-Demand -- #124.
RID's Special Interest Group (SIG) Educational Interpreters and Transliterators (EdITOR)