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KnowledgeBases > The English Language Learner KnowledgeBase for Teachers > Element 4 > Activity 2 > Task 3: Conduct Personal Interviews

Guideline:

A personal interview is a method used to identify students whose primary home langauge is other than English (PHLOTE). Upon enrollment, school staff members could conduct interviews with all students and their parents to determine whether a language other than English is spoken in the home or has had an influence on the student's language skills. The bilingual translator must have appropriate language skills or knowledge to conduct the interview effectively so all PHLOTE students are identified.

Tools Form for Reporting PHLOTE Students

This resource is a sample form used at the school level to report primary home language other than English (PHLOTE) students and the method used in determining PHLOTE status. This form is to be completed by the school principal or designee to ensure all PHLOTE students are identified. It should be maintained at the  district or school offices.

Alternate format: PDF

Tools NABE Recommended Parent Interview

The National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) and the Council for Exceptional Children developed this parent interview as part of the document "Determining Appropriate Referrals of English Language Learners to Special Education."
Alternate formats: Online Spanish
PDF: English and Spanish
MS Word: English and Spanish

Tools Questions for Personal Interviews
This sample contains four questions to ask parents or guardians when conducting a personal interview.
Tools Teacher Language Observation Form

This document is a sample observation form used by school staff members to help identify PHLOTE students.

References Working with Translators and Interpreters

This resource provides a collection of documents about different aspects of working with translators and interpreters.

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