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January 2006Welcoming Hispanic Children and Families to Preschool ProgramsCristina Sanchez-Lopez, Education Consultant

Requisites for Translators and Interpreters

  • Bilingual Proficiency
  • Familiarity with Cultures
  • Education
  • Interpersonal Style
  • Flexibility
  • Confidentiality

Requisites for Training of Interpreters

  • How to establish rapport
  • How information gets lost or misinterpreted
  • How nonverbal communication supplements assessment tools
  • Methods and techniques
  • Ethical practice

Source: Langdon, H. W. (1994). The interpreter translator: Process in the educational setting. Sacramento, CA: Resources in Special Education

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