2025-26 Educational Interpreter Training: Let's Get Back to Basics
Webinar
Session Dates
Saturday September 27, 2025 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Webinar
Closed
Interpreters are responsible for many mental and physical functions to facilitate communication, quickly assess, correct, and repeat while being mindful of ethical best practices, and striving to collaborate with teams and families while being a neutral advocate of effective communication. Who has time to think about the basics??? All interpreters need to discuss interpreting basics and reflect in a calm, non-working environment. Participants will discuss, practice, share feedback, and reflect on the basics of grammar in interpreting, focusing on ASL sentence structure, glossing, and Signed English conceptual accuracy, benefitting deaf educational consumers who often rely on interpreters as language models.
Objectives
At the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- List at least four grammar features of each American Sign Language.
- Explain the importance of glossing when given preparation materials and how it connects to effective conceptual accuracy.
- Reflect on individual areas of needed growth in the basics of ASL and manual English.
Target Audience
Educational Interpreters and Teachers of the Deaf working in Pennsylvania Schools. Educational Sign Language Interpreters and Interveners who provide interpreting services in Pennsylvania K-12 classrooms. Teachers of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing who have at least intermediate American Sign Language Skills.
Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Richele Herigan at
rherigan@pattan.net