Deliver Total Understanding to Students and Families in their Preferred Language

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 federal mandates and increase parental involvement in their child’s education.

31%

U.S. Hispanic population that’s under 18 years of age
10%

U.S. K-12 student population that are English language learners
75%

English language learners in school that are Hispanic or Latino

Better Serve Your English Language Learners and Their Parents

Make and receive calls with parents in their preferred language
Use On-Demand 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 such as state testing in Braille and Large Print
Schedule an OnSite interpreter for appointments with guidance counselors, school psychologists, and other specialists
Support students or family members that are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Deaf Blind (D/HoH/DB) with in-person interpreters
Test and train your bilingual staff

Case Study

Language Access Improves Education Outcomes

Middletown City School District places great value on diversity. Its officials have gone above and beyond to provide language-access solutions for English language learners and their parents. Find out how the district’s innovative use of On-Demand interpretation and translation has created stronger bonds between teachers, students, and families.

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^® Certified^SM interpreters within the virtual meeting platform you already use.

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Document Translation

Get high-quality, accurate translations customized for your intended use, audience, and shelf life in 400+ language combinations.

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LanguageLine® App

Empower your staff to connect to our team of 20,000+ from popular digital devices, 24/7.

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In-Person Interpreting

Work with an expert interpreter to serve the best interests of students and families during meetings or sensitive conversations.

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Let’s Talk Solutions

Learn how to improve communication between your staff, students, and family members. Read our On-Demand Interpreting brochure or choose a time to speak with our experts about options for solving your language access challenges once and for all.

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. "

— Dir. of Bilingual, ENL, and World Language Education, 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 eLearning Brothers uses LanguageLine to provide all our translation needs. "

— Vice President of Customer Success,

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. "

— Dir. of Bilingual, ENL, and World Language Education, School District of Middletown, NY

Resource Center

Overcome Language Barriers in Education

Tap into a wide range of free resources to help your organization construct and launch a comprehensive language access solution for English learners and their parents. These eBooks, guides, webinars, and videos will provide the insights and information you need to learn more and get started.

Education

Increase Parental Involvement for Your Diverse Student Base

Deliver Total Understanding to Students and Families in their Preferred Language

31%

10%

75%

Better Serve Your English Language Learners and Their Parents

Case Study

Language Access Improves Education Outcomes

Communicate More Effectively With Students and Parents

Phone Interpreting

Video Interpreting

Virtual Meetings

Document Translation

LanguageLine® App

In-Person Interpreting

Let’s Talk Solutions

Resource Center

Overcome Language Barriers in Education