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American Sign Language Tutor
Bethany M.

5.0 (34 ratings)

43 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $30
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Bio

Hello. I am a hard of hearing person that reads lips, uses hearing aids, and speaks well. I have many years of experience tutoring in English and American Sign Language. I worked with international deaf students at Gallaudet University, and to deaf students in Rochester Institute of Technology in mastering both languages.

I am friendly, and patient. I love meeting new people with a passion to learn a new language and to get better at a subject that appropriately challenges them.

I have...

Hello. I am a hard of hearing person that reads lips, uses hearing aids, and speaks well. I have many years of experience tutoring in English and American Sign Language. I worked with international deaf students at Gallaudet University, and to deaf students in Rochester Institute of Technology in mastering both languages.

I am friendly, and patient. I love meeting new people with a passion to learn a new language and to get better at a subject that appropriately challenges them.

I have gone to Gallaudet University which is a large deaf university with an even larger deaf community that primary uses American Sign Language. I've grown up using sign language in k-12 school, colleges and consider myself to be hard of hearing. I've also spent several years in a different deaf communities in different states such as New York, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., and California. Each regions has their own accent or traits in sign language, just like spoken English, and this experience has given me unique perspective as an ASL tutor being well versed in multiple accents/traits.

I am hard of hearing myself, and uses many skills such as lip reading, speaking, sign language, and written communications. The platform for tutoring will have video chat, whiteboard, and text chat to communicate during the lessons.

I love to tutor, and am willing to adjust to different levels of learning preferences. I can make it fun, or structured. I am very flexible in how the peer may want to learn the materials, and very open to feedback to restructure our lessons together.

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Education

Gallaudet University/Rochester Institute of Technology
Psychology
Western Oregon Univeristy
Masters
  • Licensed teacher

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $30
  • Rate details: Group rates are different than my individual rates. Please message me with how many people in the group if you want a rate. two people= $45 for one hour.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 6/13/2016

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Hard of Hearing

Hard of Hearing

I am hard of hearing. I have an hearing aid (high powered) in my left ear, and am completely deaf in my right ear. I rely on close captioning on T.V. and use interpreters in classrooms and meetings when there are too many lips to follow. I've grown up in speech therapy as well as using sign language as my form of communications and skills developments. I've grown up using Sign language because I am hard of hearing. I've been involved in the deaf community since I was a baby, and primary language was signing. I went to a deaf school in Wisconsin in my junior and senior years in high school. I've also attended two years at Gallaudet University in D.C. (Deaf university, primary sign language campus).
Reading

Reading

I've tutored deaf and international students that struggle or never experienced english language. I've exposed them to english wordings by posting a picture next the words, allowing word association and visual pictures as they read through passage whenever is possible.
Sign Language

Sign Language

I've grown up using Sign language because I am hard of hearing. I've been involved in the deaf community since I was a baby, and primary language was signing. I went to a deaf school in Wisconsin in my junior and senior years in high school. I've also attended two years at Gallaudet University in D.C. (Deaf university, primary sign language campus). I attended three years at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York and they have a large deaf community that is mainstreamed into their university campus.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I've worked as an English tutor in college working with deaf clients on vocabulary. I have tutored international students who are new to English and worked with other students that needed additional help with English words and utilizing it.
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Great teacher, patient

Bethany was great! She was very patient with me when learning new sign. Also showing me some signs I have not yet learned on my own! I’m very excited to continue learning and becoming better with my ASL! Thank you!!!!!

Camille, 1 lesson with Bethany

Wonderful experience

Bethany was able to adjust our first lesson based on previous knowledge I had with ASL. She is patient and bubbly. I enjoyed our first lesson very much. I'm looking forward to our next one.

Caroline, 2 lessons with Bethany

Growing as a student.

I feel I have shown growth with my tutor, she planned out a great lesson the second time, pretty challenging but a very good explanation and demonstration was presented. Can’t wait for next time!

Mike, 3 lessons with Bethany

Knowledgeable and helpful tutor

Bethany was so prepared for her lesson with my son. She was so patient and knowledgeable. He really enjoyed interacting with her and she was super helpful with his assignment!

Rebekah, 1 lesson with Bethany

great sign language teacher

Bethany helped me understand concepts I wasn’t sure how to sign and she helped me sign clearly she was very patient I highly recommend her

Abby, 1 lesson with Bethany

Unbelievable!

We got into a rhythm so fast it became incredibly fun, so sad the lesson was over. It went by so fast I couldn’t believe it. I’m for sure gonna have to start getting into a rhythm of having lessons with Bethany, she’s an great teacher.

Mike, 3 lessons with Bethany

super sweet!

Bethany was super sweet with my daughter. My daughter really wants to learn ASL, but she's shy and won't speak up about exactly what words she is interested in learning. For our first lesson Bethany prepared ahead just in case and even found out about my daughter's interests to make sure to include words that have to do with her hobbies and interests. I'm very pleased!

Katie, 4 lessons with Bethany
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