The Educational Interpreting Glossary builds upon the collective knowledge of the educational interpreting profession, drawing from established terminology resources, special education law, and professional practice standards. Author Liliana Dinu is a content and curriculum manager and trainer at Cross-Cultural Communications (CCC), where she develops educational materials for self-paced online courses, trains interpreters, and serves as a thought leader in the language access field. Hortensia Salcedo provided meticulous proofreading and validation, ensuring linguistic accuracy, regional appropriateness, and professional quality throughout. Her expertise significantly strengthened this resource.

This resource is a great companion to Introduction to Educational Interpreting and Translation and The Educational Interpreter Online.

Educational interpreters work at the intersection of language, disability law, and child advocacy, navigating IEP meetings, evaluations, eligibility conferences, and daily classroom support in two languages. This bilingual reference glossary provides 670 carefully defined terms and 113 acronyms essential to the field, with each entry presented in both English and Spanish alongside a contextual example sentence drawn from real educational settings. Compiled by an experienced interpreter trainer and curriculum manager with input from subject matter experts, this glossary was developed to serve educational interpreters at every level of experience, from those completing initial training to seasoned professionals who need a reliable field reference. Topics covered include IDEA and special education law, assessment and evaluation procedures, disabilities and conditions, educational placements and services, assistive technology, transition planning, and family rights.