I have recently found myself doing the following:
Provide the student with a phone to contact myself and interpreter.
Prior to this if student will be completing a short lesson that may not require much public involvement I have given the client a two-way radio especially during the first independent adventure so that immediate exchanges can take place.
Also I have found that it may be best to discuss this mode of communication if you days prior to the actual lesson. Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 14, 2018, at 10:11 PM, "yadiel.sotomayor at gmail.com" > wrote:
Good evening everyone:
I recently encountered a unique situation at work, and I want to hear your thoughts. I currently have a student with severe hearing lost and a language barrier. The student only speaks Spanish, so he uses a translator for communication. When I am working with the student, communication is not an issue. My first language is Spanish, therefore, I rarely need the translator. The reason for this email is, how should I handle the translator and the student when I send the student on independent assignments? Should I send the student with the translator so that he can communicate with the public, and risk the translator interfering with the lesson by assisting the student? Do I send him by himself with no way to communicate, and have him use deafblind communication signs instead? Or perhaps, me and the translator follow the student from a distance, until communication is needed?
I would love to know if you had a similar situations and how you handled it. I have been thinking about this since I got this student, and I have not been able to come up with a satisfactory answer. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Yadiel
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