Across the country, language barriers have resulted in disparities in student academic performance. We offer a wide range of solutions enabling schools to communicate with students and families whenever language barriers arise. We also provide solutions that support language access compliance with government legislation and increase parental involvement in their child’s education.
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60%UK population growth that came from net migration
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22,000UK residents who consider British Sign Language as their main language
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5.1MUK residents who speak a language other than English as their main language
Better Serve Your English Language Learners and Their Parents
- Make and receive calls with parents in their preferred language
- Use phone and video interpreters to communicate more effectively in person during open houses and parent-teacher conferences
- Provide in-language educational documents, notices, policies, calendars, and guides
- Provide materials in Braille and Large Print
- Schedule a Face-to-Face interpreter for appointments with guidance counselors, school psychologists, and other specialists
- Support students or family members that are D/deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf Blind (D/HoH/DB) with in-person interpreters
Communicate More Effectively With Students and Parents
Phone Interpreting
Count on our audio interpreting services for total understanding with parents and guardians in 240+ languages.
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Video Interpreting
Get the benefit of facial expressions to reduce misunderstandings in 40+ top languages, including American Sign Language and British Sign Language.
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Virtual Meetings
Access LanguageLine® CertifiedSM interpreters within the virtual meeting platform you already use.
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Document Translation
Get high-quality, accurate translations customised for your intended use, audience, and shelf life in 290+ languages.
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LanguageLine® App
Empower your staff to connect to our team of over 20,000 from popular digital devices, 24/7.
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Face-to-Face Interpreting
Work with an expert interpreter to serve the best interests of students and families during meetings or sensitive conversations.
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The New York State exams are translated through the state into the five most spoken languages. We extend beyond that to the more uncommon languages—the 23 languages spoken in Middletown schools—so that students can take those assessments in the languages they feel most comfortable with. "
— City School District of Middletown, NY
LanguageLine bends over backward to take care of us. They’re always extremely conscientious and interested in providing service that will make us look like rock stars to our clients. You know, it just becomes a no-brainer. Every division of our company uses LanguageLine to provide all our translation needs. "
— Vice President of Customer Success, eLearning Brothers
If the parent comes to our building in person, we have a portal to look up the student and see their home language. Once we have that information, we contact LanguageLine, request the appropriate language, and get an interpreter on speakerphone. "
— City School District of Middletown, NY