Teaching · Related Services

Ask the student, in words that fit their age.

Pick the purpose, the grade band and the topics. The page writes an opening, numbered open questions and a closing, and tells you how long to allow.

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The interview protocol

One record per student 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 printed interview: an opening that says why you are asking, numbered open questions, your own questions, a closing and the time to allow.
Who it is for
School psychologists, counselors, social workers and special education teachers.
Format
Browser builder. One saved protocol per interview; print it with the questions 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.
What helps?A break first.open questions, the student’s words
Drawn for this page. Open questions let the student say what matters to them, in their own words.

How to use it

  1. Pick the purpose: it changes how the opening explains the interview.
  2. Choose the grade band; younger students get shorter, more concrete questions.
  3. Choose three or four topics rather than all of them.
  4. Add your own questions, such as one about a specific class or time of day.
  5. Print it, and write the student’s answers in their own words.

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What the builder covers

Why interview the student

Students can often say what happens before a hard moment, which help works and what they want, better than any adult. IDEA requires that the evaluation draw on a variety of sources, and the student is one of the most direct.

Open questions

Questions that cannot be answered yes or no, asked one at a time with time to answer, get fuller answers. With younger students, picture choices and concrete times of day help.

What it is not

The protocol is a guide for a conversation. It is not a rating scale, has no scores, and is not a screening for any condition.

Sources

  1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 34 CFR 300.304(b): using a variety of assessment tools and strategies, and 300.321(b): inviting the student to transition planning.
  2. Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Functional behavioral assessment resources, including student-guided interviews.
  3. Merrell, K. W. Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents (4th ed.). Routledge, 2013: chapter on interview methods.
  4. National Association of School Psychologists. Principles for Professional Ethics (2020): informing students of the purpose and use of information.

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