Teaching · Related Services

Walk into the caregiver interview with the right questions.

Pick the domains this evaluation needs and how deep to go. The builder writes the opening, numbers the questions, adds the closing and tells you how long to book.

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The interview builder

One protocol per student and interview. The example is made up.

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What you get

Teaching · Related Services$12 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
A printable interview protocol with an opening, numbered questions by domain, a closing, the time to allow and the preparation it needs.
Who it is for
School psychologists and evaluation team members who interview parents and caregivers.
Format
Browser builder. Saved protocols; printed with the summary to take into the interview, or as a blank form; CSV; export and import a file.
Access
$12 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Related Services toolkit ($99) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Related Services space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
the person who knows the child best
Drawn for this page. A caregiver interview brings in what no test or classroom observation can: the child’s history, home and strengths.

How to use it

  1. Start a protocol with the student’s code and the interview date.
  2. Choose what the interview is part of and who you will speak with.
  3. Pick the domains and the depth.
  4. Set the language, interpreter and format.
  5. Print the protocol and write your notes beside it.

Build a protocol

Running the interview

Why a semi-structured interview

Open questions in a planned order make sure each domain is covered while leaving room for the caregiver to tell the story their way. Follow-up questions matter more than the script.

Interpreters

Use a qualified interpreter, not a relative or the student. Meet the interpreter beforehand to explain the purpose and any terms, and speak to the caregiver, not the interpreter.

What this is not

A published or normed interview, and not a rating scale. The questions were written for this page.

Sources

  1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations, 34 CFR 300.304(b)(1): using a variety of assessment tools, including information provided by the parent.
  2. IDEA regulations, 34 CFR 300.322(e): an interpreter for parents who are deaf or whose native language is not English.
  3. Sattler, J. M. (2014). Foundations of Behavioral, Social, and Clinical Assessment of Children (6th ed.): interviewing parents.
  4. National Association of School Psychologists (2020). Principles for Professional Ethics: informed consent and confidentiality in assessment.

The example student is made up. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.