ASSESSMENTS

Sign Language Interpretation (EIPA) | Cued Speech Transliteration (NCSA) | Oral Transliteration (RID)

Sign Language
Proficiency in Sign Language is assessed by the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) developed by D. Brenda Schick & Kevin Williams in 1993. This unique tool is specifically designed to evaluate the performance of educational interpreters and the unique skills necessary for interpreting for children in public school settings.

Assessment Areas
There are a total of 39 measures made during an EIPA evaluation covering the following four areas:

  • Intonational, Grammatical and Spatial Representation
  • Ability to Read Child/Teen Language
  • Sign Vocabulary
  • Pragmatic Representation/Overall Behaviors

The Process
The assessment takes place in a specially designed classroom using child-signing DVDs. The interpreter will select the appropriate grade level (Elementary or Secondary) and type of sign language (ASL/PSE,PSE/ASL,MCE) for the assessment.

The interpreter will select the appropriate grade level (Elementary or Secondary) and type of sign llanguage

A 35-minute warm-up period is provided, during which the interpreter may review the videotapes and study the lesson plans. The testing portion lasts approximately 60 minutes and evaluates both classroom/expressive as well as child signing/receptive skills.

A videotape of the interpreter and his/her paperwork is sent to the Educational Interpreter Diagnostic Center at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, NE. A team of trained diagnosticians score the assessment and send a report to the candidate. Copies of the report may also be sent to a school or agency of your choice. The report will be sent in approximately six weeks.

Proficiency is ranked as follows:

  1. Beginner
  2. Advanced Beginner
  3. Intermediate
  4. Advanced Intermediate
  5. Advanced

For more information please visit, www.classroominterpreting.com.

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The Educational Interpreter Professional Development Center (EIPDC) is funded by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.